Reversing the Gaze on Race, Social Justice, and Inclusion in Public Librarianship
Fuente:
ERIC Institute of Education Sciences
Salvato in:
| Autore principale: | |
|---|---|
| Natura: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Lingua: | en |
| Pubblicazione: |
2021
|
| Soggetti: | |
| Accesso online: | |
| Tags: |
Aggiungi Tag
Nessun Tag, puoi essere il primo ad aggiungerne!!
|
| _version_ | 1867181105044520961 |
|---|---|
| author | Matthews, Amber |
| author_facet | Matthews, Amber Matthews, Amber |
| collection | Education Resources Information Center |
| contents | Reversing the Gaze on Race, Social Justice, and Inclusion in Public Librarianship Matthews, Amber Race Social Justice Inclusion Public Libraries Critical Theory Racial Bias Racial Discrimination Library Policy Library Research Library Services While contemporary revisionist narratives frame the public library as a benevolent and neutral community resource, it has existed for over two centuries and has a deeply shaded past. Particularly, public libraries played key roles in projects tied to the industrialist mission of states and the education of select social groups during key historical times. In no uncertain terms, these were inherently racist and colonial projects in which libraries helped proffer socially constructed and politically motivated ideas of race and class. This work draws on relevant and important work in anti-oppression studies, Black studies, critical diversity studies, and Critical Race Theory (CRT) to trouble contemporary revisionist perspectives in public librarianship to show how they further entrench monocultural normativity and structural racism. It also draws on scholarship in anti-racism studies to reimagine possibilities for public librarianship that genuinely reflect its core values of equity and justice. |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| id | eric_EJ1304069 |
| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 2021 |
| record_format | eric |
| spellingShingle | Reversing the Gaze on Race, Social Justice, and Inclusion in Public Librarianship Matthews, Amber Race Social Justice Inclusion Public Libraries Critical Theory Racial Bias Racial Discrimination Library Policy Library Research Library Services Reversing the Gaze on Race, Social Justice, and Inclusion in Public Librarianship Matthews, Amber Race Social Justice Inclusion Public Libraries Critical Theory Racial Bias Racial Discrimination Library Policy Library Research Library Services While contemporary revisionist narratives frame the public library as a benevolent and neutral community resource, it has existed for over two centuries and has a deeply shaded past. Particularly, public libraries played key roles in projects tied to the industrialist mission of states and the education of select social groups during key historical times. In no uncertain terms, these were inherently racist and colonial projects in which libraries helped proffer socially constructed and politically motivated ideas of race and class. This work draws on relevant and important work in anti-oppression studies, Black studies, critical diversity studies, and Critical Race Theory (CRT) to trouble contemporary revisionist perspectives in public librarianship to show how they further entrench monocultural normativity and structural racism. It also draws on scholarship in anti-racism studies to reimagine possibilities for public librarianship that genuinely reflect its core values of equity and justice. |
| title | Reversing the Gaze on Race, Social Justice, and Inclusion in Public Librarianship |
| topic | Race Social Justice Inclusion Public Libraries Critical Theory Racial Bias Racial Discrimination Library Policy Library Research Library Services |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1304069 |