Grace, D. orcid.org/0000-0002-2109-7812 (2014) Illich in the library: putting theory into practice. In: iFutures 2014 Proceedings. iFutures 2014, 22 Jul 2014, University of Sheffield.
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to draw out critical concepts and ideas useful to understanding how the public library can help build resilient communities, particularly in relation to the challenges posed by climate change, from the theories of Ivan Illich. Resilience is identified as a problematic concept in need of critical understanding if it is to be of utility in the struggle against climate change. Critical theory is advanced as the means through which this can be achieved, being put into practice through praxis, the dialectic between theory and action. Specifically, Illich’s ideas of the commons, conviviality and false public utility are advanced as potential starting points for a process of transformational community resilience in relation to the public library.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. |
Keywords: | Ivan Illich; public library; critical theory; community resilience; the commons; conviviality |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Information School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 23 Oct 2018 14:18 |
Last Modified: | 23 Oct 2018 14:18 |
Published Version: | https://conferencepapers.shef.ac.uk/index.php/iFut... |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:137318 |