The politics of theory and the practice of critical librarianship / editors, Karen P. Nicholson and Maura Seale.
| Other author | Nicholson, Karen P., editor. |
| Other author | Seale, Maura, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Sacramento, CA : Library Juice Press, 2018. |
| Copyright Date | ©2017 |
| Description | ix, 264 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction / Karen P. Nicholson and Maura Seale -- In Resistance to a Capitalist Past: Emerging Practices of Critical Librarianship / Lua Gregory and Shana Higgins -- "Ruthless Criticism of All that Exists": Marxism, Technology, and Library Work / Sam Popwich -- Making the Case for a Sociocultural Perspective on Information Literacy / Alison Hicks -- Critical Systems Librarianship / Simon Barron and Andrew Preater -- Disability at Work: Libraries, Built to Exclude / Jessica Schomberg -- Ordering Things / Sarah J. Coysh, William Denton and Lisa Sloniowski -- Indigenous Information Literacy: nêhiyaw Kinship Enabling Self-Care in research / Jessis Loyer -- Envisioning a Critical Archival Pedagogy / Michelle Caswell -- Reflections on Running a CritLIS Reading Group / Penny Andrews, Elizabeth L. Chapman, Jessica Elmore, Dan Grace, Emily Nunn, and Sheila Webber -- Reflections on Reistance, Decolonization, and the Historical Trauma of Libraries and Academia / Nicola Andrews -- Critical Librarianship as an Academic Pursuit / Ian Beilin -- Each According to Their Ability: Zine Librarians Talking About Their Community / Violet Fox, Kelly McElroy, Jude Vachon and Kelly Wooten -- Quantitative Researchers, Critical Librarians: Potential Allies in Pursuit of a Socially Just Praxis / Selinda Adelle Berg -- Interrogating the Collective: #Critlib and the Problem of Community / Nora Almeida. |
| Scope and content | "Over the past fifteen years, librarians have increasingly looked to theory as a means to destablize normative discourses and practices with LIS, to engage in inclusive and non-authoritarian pedagogies, and to organize for social justice. "Critlib", short for "critical librarianship," is variously used to refer to a growing body of scholarship, an intellectual or activist movement within librarianship, an online community that occasionally organizes in-person meetings, and an informal Twitter discussion space active since 2014, identified by the #critlib hashtag. Critlib "aims to engage in discussion about critical perspectives on library practice" but it also seeks to bring 'socal justice principles into our work in libraries' (http://critlib.org/about/)." --Back cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-257) and index. |
| ISBN | 9781634000307 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1634000307 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | Z665 .P8175 2018 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |