Antiracist Library and Information Science Racial Justice and Community.
Critical, scholarly, and reflective perspectives on the theory, practice and progress made towards achieving antiracism in the various domains of Library and Information Science and towards creating racial justice in communities through the work of information professionals.
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| Language: | English |
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Bingley :
Emerald Publishing Limited,
2023.
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| Series: | Advances in Librarianship ;
v. 52. |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Halftitle Page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Series Editor's Introduction
- About the Contributors
- Editors' Dedication
- Introduction
- References
- Part I: Theoretical Groundings
- Chapter 1: Epistemicide and Anti-Blackness in Libraries, Archives, and Museums: Working Toward Equity Through Epistemic Justice Practices
- Situating Epistemicide and Anti-Blackness in Libraries, Archives, and Museums (LAMs)
- Understanding Anti-Blackness
- Epistemic Injustice and Epistemicide
- Toward Epistemic Justice
- Anti-Blackness in Libraries.
- Lack of Resources to Build a Library for the Black Community
- Same Old Anti-Blackness, But in A New Way
- Anti-Blackness in Archives
- Physical Exclusion from Archives and the Profession
- Anti-Blackness in Archival Records and Practices
- Recentering the Archive
- The Sphere of Whiteness in Museums: Enslavement without Celebration
- Centralization of Whiteness
- A Black Response
- Identifying Justice-Oriented Solutions
- Recommitting to Professional Standards and Information Equity
- Toward a Representative Digital Landscape
- Reshaping Professional Practice Through Education.
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 2: Antiracism and Spiritual Practice: An Exegesis of Race and LIS
- Introduction
- A Few Theoretical and Methodological Considerations
- Racism and Eugenics
- Eugenics and the Philanthropic Organizations that Have Shaped Society Through Influence and Institutional Capture
- Spirituality as an Approach to Antiracism in LIS
- Recommendations to Achieve Antiracist LIS
- Dismantle LIS Education
- Rethink the Library So As To Be Defined By the Community
- Dismantle the ALA
- Enact a Truth and Reconciliation Process.
- Remove Individuals Who Have Benefited from the Existing Racist System of LIS
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 3: Unearthing Racism in the Soil: Developing Collective Anti-Racist Consciousness in a Library and Information Science Classroom
- On Teaching
- Enabling Trangressions
- Intimacy as Innovation
- Innovation #1: Building Community
- Innovation #2: The Texts
- Innovation #3: The World Around Us
- Innovation #4: Creativity
- Collective Anti-Racist Consciousness
- References
- Chapter 4: Dismantling the Myths: Evidence-Based Antiracist School Librarianship
- Introduction.
- Disorder and Disparities
- Cumulative Trauma
- Standards-Based Engagement
- Best Practices
- References
- Part II: Dimensions of the Problem of Race in LIS and Community
- Chapter 5: Beyond the Diversity Audit: Uncovering Whiteness in Our Collections
- Introduction and Institutional Background
- Methodologies for Performing Diversity Audits of Library Collections
- Methodologies We Considered
- Identifying Diverse Subjects
- Identifying Diverse Author Identities
- To Audit or Not to Audit
- Whiteness Studies
- Whiteness Ideology
- Us-Other
- White Supremacy.