Purdue Libraries to host 'love of difference' lecture on information literacy on Tuesday

Purdue Libraries will host a lecture titled "Xenophilia: How the Love of Difference is Essential for Information Literacy" from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday (Aug. 29) in the Purdue Memorial Union West Faculty Lounge.

The lecture will focus on the notion of “xenophilia” and how it can support information literacy practices. 

Online registration is required. Click here to register.

Andrew Whitworth will lead the discussion. Whitworth, whose scholarship focuses on critical theory and education, information practice and information literacy, mapping of information landscapes, and workplace and community learning, is the author of two books on digital and information literacy, “Information Obesity” (2009) and “Radical Information Literacy” (2014). He is also a co-author of the “Moscow Declaration on Media and Information Literacy” (2012).

For more information, contact Clarence Maybee, associate professor and information literacy specialist, at 765-494-7603 or at cmaybee@purdue.edu.