Critical Journeys : How 14 Librarians Came to Embrace Critical Practice

A growing number of librarians are engaged with critical theories such as critical pedagogy, feminist theory, queer theory, critical race theory, or post-colonialism. Those who use these practices are asking questions about power, privilege, inclusion and exclusion and making judgments about societies, cultures, and libraries. Librarians have backgrounds in all disciplines and inhabit a uniquely central space in our culture, they are combining these theories in unique ways and new creative practices are emerging. This book explains how fourteen librarians came to be engaged in a critical practice and how each librarian uses that critical practice in their professional life and in the profession itself. Annotation 2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)