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Knowledge justice, disrupting library and information studies through critical race theory, edited by Sofia Y. Leung and Jorge R. López-McKnight

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Knowledge justice

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309585

edited by Sofia Y. Leung and Jorge R. López-McKnight

disrupting library and information studies through critical race theory

"Contributors analyze and re-envision the field and profession of library and information science from the perspective of critical race theory"--, Provided by publisher"In Knowledge Justice, Black, Indigenous, and Peoples of Color scholars use critical race theory (CRT) to challenge the foundational principles, values, and assumptions of Library and Information Science and Studies (LIS) in the United States. They propel CRT to center stage in LIS, to push the profession to understand and reckon with how white supremacy affects practices, services, curriculum, spaces, and policies. The contributors show that the field is deeply invested in the false idea of its own objectivity and neutrality, and they go on to show how this relates to assumptions about race. Through deep analyses of library and archival collections, scholarly communication, hierarchies of power, epistemic supremacy, children's librarianship, teaching and learning, digital humanities, and the education system, Knowledge Justice challenges LIS to reimagine itself by throwing off the weight and legacy of white supremacy and reaching for racial justice"--Publisher's description