Interest Convergence, Intersectionality, and Counter-Storytelling: Critical Race Theory as Practice in Scholarly Communications Librarianship

Abstract

Despite diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) rhetoric in librarianship, library workers who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) are still underrepresented and marginalized. Critical race theory (CRT) offers interest convergence, intersectionality, and counter-storytelling as tools to improve work with users and collegial relationships.

Keywords

• counter-storytelling
• critical librarianship
• critical race theory
• interest convergence
• intersectionality
• open access
• scholarly communications