Shirley Steinberg, Ph. D.
Research Professor, University of Calgary
Dr. Shirley R. Steinberg is Research Professor of Critical Youth Studies in the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary. An internationally known lecturer and author, her areas of research include youth leadership, critical media literacy, media studies, social justice, diversity and inclusion, and critical pedagogy. She is the director/writer of several films, her newest film is the award-winning Elders’ Room, a collaborative project with Kainai First Nations High School students and counsellors. She is the founder of freireproject.org, an international organization dedicated to critical pedagogy. Her work has been awarded both national and international awards.
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Toronto International Women Film Festival – Best Documentary Director Award Winner 2021 |
New publicatons
Books
The Sage International Handbook of Critical Pedagogies
Shirley R Steinberg & Barry Down, Editors
London: Sage Publishing 2020
The Stigma of Genius: Einstein, Consciousness and Critical Education
Shirley R Steinberg, et al
New York: Peter Lang Publishing 2021
A History of Progressive Music and Youth Culture by Dennis Carlson
Shirley R. Steinberg, Editor
New York: Peter Lang Publishing 2020
Articles
Steinberg, S.R. (2020). “Exodus at home: a narrative introspection on what matters.” In Qualitative Research Journal. https://www.emerald.com/insight/1443-9883.htm
Steinberg, S.R. (2021). ‘Hopeful Provocations for a Dialogue with Critical Pedagogy.” In Academicus International Scientific Journal 12.24 (2021).
Steinberg, S. R. (2020). “On the Ground Literacies: Moderating with Media and Theatre to Embody Critical Pedagogy.” In: International Journal of Roma Studies. Vol 2, No 1 March 2020. https://www.hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/ijrs/article/view/5161
Steinberg, S. R (2021). “Chapter 1: The North American Notion of Youth: Creating a Transformative and Critical Youth Pedagogy for Leadership.” In Knapp, G. and Krall, H. (Eds). Youth Cultures in a Globalized World: Developments, Analyses and Perspectives. Cham,
Switzerland: Springer Publishing.
Screenings/Awards
Toronto International Women Film Festival – Best Documentary Director Award Winner 2021
Northwest Fest (Edmonton) – Official Selection 2021
Screening Scholarship Media Festival (University of Pennsylvania) – Official Selection 2021
Docs Without Borders – Official Selection 2021
WRPN Women’s International Film Festival- Official Selection 2021
International Festival of Winter Cinema (Edmonton) – Official Selection 2021
Venice Short Film Festival – Semi-finalist 2021
The Impact Doc Awards –Award of Recognition 2021
Chicago Indie Film Awards – Semi-finalist 2021
Beyond the Curve International Film Festival (Paris) – Finalist 2020
Tokyo International Short Film Festival – Official Selection 2020
New York Independent Cinema Awards – Official Selection 2020Montreal Independent Film Festival- Honorable Mention 2020
