Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
4-13-2021
Publication Title
Knowledge Justice: Disrupting Library and Information Studies through Critical Race Theory
Abstract
While Ann Allen Shockley’s literary career has received a wealth of critique, her work as a librarian and her writings about Black Special Collections have not received as much analysis. When viewed through the lens of Critical Race Theory (CRT), Shockley emerges as an activist- librarian, one worthy of further study and consideration. Her writing and instruction on Black special collections highlight the liberatory potential of collection building to address the marginalization that traditional cataloging and classification systems impose on materials about the experiences of Black people. When applied to collection building practices, CRT reveals the ways in which Shockley’s work exposed the embedded racism within those systems and proposed ways for them to be critiqued, challenged, and ultimately dismantled.
Department
Library
First Page
159
Last Page
175
State
published
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/11969.001.0001
Recommended Citation
Walker, Shaundra, "Ann Allen Shockley: An Activist-Librarian for Black Special Collections" (2021). Library Faculty Scholarship. 9.
https://kb.gcsu.edu/lib/9
Included in
Cataloging and Metadata Commons, Collection Development and Management Commons, Social Justice Commons
Comments
https://direct.mit.edu/books/edited-volume/5114/chapter/3075322/Ann-Allen-Shockley-An-Activist-Librarian-for-Black