Archive for June, 2015
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Soliciting Performance, Hiding Bias: Whiteness and Librarianship
June 3, 2015 | 42 commentsImage by Flickr user tweng (CC BY-SA 2.0) In Brief: Despite the growing body of research on our professional demographics and multi-year diversity initiatives, librarianship in the United States remains overwhelmingly white. I suggest the interview process is a series of repetitive gestures designed to mimic and reinforce white middle class values, which ultimately influence…