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EGSO Symposium Keynote Address

Date:
Location:
Online
Speaker(s) / Presenter(s):
Dr. Jennifer Sadler

Keynote for EGSO’s upcoming Symposium next Friday, 3/19, at 1-2:30 pm EST (registration link below).

Dr. Jennifer Sadler of the Cite Black Authors project will be coming to speak with us about equitable citation practices (see talk description and bio below). We’re thrilled to be able host her through a grant from the Gaines Center and want to make sure the entire department as well as the larger UK community is invited. Please feel free to circulate broadly, and thank you!

Zoom Link:  https://uky.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvdu2orzsiH9DY8DgJC2g_50vwwqgFuiKQ

In-Text Equity

Citation practices have a longstanding history affirming foundational theories and amplifying notable researchers in a given field. The challenge for today’s scholars is to critically examine the potential inequities of these processes and reimagine the worldview in which we advance our studies. If we do not shift the way source and cite information, we perpetuate systems that position whiteness atop the pedestal of intellect, instead of creating active citation practices that both quantify and equilibrate racial representation, Barriers to achieving equitable citation are explored, followed by advocacy tools for graduate students and junior researchers. As you advance in your academic career, being able to understand the direct, tangible strategies you implement that advance inclusive methods and social justice initiatives will not only provide a better framework for research and teaching but will also aid in your ability to be a stronger ally.

Dr. Jennifer Sadler is an assistant professor and lead of the marketing program at Columbia College Chicago. She led a team of researchers in 2020 to develop Cite Black Authors, a digital database of academic citations and resources by Black scholars. Since its inception, Cite Black Authors has been used as a hub for interdisciplinary research and was recently archived by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the research arm of the New York Public Library. Professor Sadler seeks to disrupt higher education by shifting how we incorporate equity into teaching and learning. Her research focuses on the application of critical race theory to marketing and media strategy, specifically understanding how the role of the counter-narrative may be used to upend racial systems of oppression. Cite Black Authors provides an avenue to radically push against standard publishing practices in academia and not only amplify Black scholars but recognize their work as invaluable contributions to research.