In the Library with the Lead Pipe (Jul 2014)

Making a New Table: Intersectional Librarianship

  • Fobazi Ettarh

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In Brief: When librarians discuss the lack of underrepresented populations in librarianship, the solutions suggested most often are recruitment and awareness. But these discussions focus on one matrix of identity, like race or class, and ignore the fact that people embody multiple, layered identities. By treating these matrices of identity and marginalization as separate entities, […]

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