Radical Open Access III: From Openness to Social Justice Activism


Date: 10 and 11 April 2025

Location: The Milstein Room, Cambridge University Library (UK), and online

The third instalment of the Radical Open Access Conference focuses on the relationship between openness and activism, exploring what is next for radical forms of open access by addressing questions around publishing and social justice that those connected to the Radical Open Access Collective (ROAC) have been putting forward for years.

Join us for two days of critical discussion about creating a more diverse and equitable future for open access. 

Please register here for both online and in person attendance: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/radical-open-access-iii-from-openness-to-social-justice-activism-tickets-1214328331729


Speakers

Élisabeth ArsenaultSarah-Anne ArsenaultLucy Barnes
Simon BatterburyMarc HerbstRupert Gatti
Vincent van Gerven OeiAngela OkuneCharmaine Pereira
Jeff PooleyEla PrzybyłoMagalí Rabasa
Ash SharmaStevphen ShukaitisLauren Smith
Alessandra Tosi

Journals and Presses

darkmatterEngaging Science, Technology, and Society (ESTS)ÉSBC
Feminist AfricaFeral FeminismsJournal of Political Ecology
Journal of Radical Librarianshipmediastudies.pressMinor Compositions
Open Book Publisherspunctum booksThe Journal of Aesthetics & Protest

Radical OA III is organised by the Radical Open Access Collective with support from Cambridge University Library, the Centre for Postdigital Cultures (Coventry University), and Cambridge Digital Humanities (University of Cambridge)