Annotation—the seemingly simple act of marking a text—is often diminished as a marginal practice. It is prohibited in physical objects and considered irrelevant to social and political concerns. Join Remi Kalir to reimagine annotation as a critical and civic literacy that can inscribe public memory, struggles for justice, and social change. Based on Remi’s new book “Re/Marks on Power: How Annotation Inscribes History, Literacy, and Justice,” this session features two activities: first, a book talk about how enduring traces of annotation can be read and (re)written to advance counternarratives and more just social futures; and second, an interactive annotation jam demonstrating how groups of annotators make public re/marks of resistance and creativity, often with simple tools and accessible methods. If you’re an annotation-curious educator, librarian, scholar, or avid reader, join us to critically question how annotation has and can be composed as you mark both your books and public discourses.
Session Duration: 90 minutes
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Session Resources
- Recording on YouTube (also embedded below)
