Posted on 03/25/2017 12:29:18 PM PDT by rightistight
April Hathcock, an attorney and NYU librarian, argues that "whiteness... has permeated every aspect of librarianship" and must be "dismantled."
Her article, titled "White Librarianship in Blackface: Diversity Initiatives in LIS," offers ways to "correct for whiteness" in the field of librarians.
"It is no secret that librarianship has traditionally been and continues to be a profession dominated by whiteness," Ms. Hathcock begins her piece.
"In this article, I use whiteness to refer not only to the socio-cultural differential of power and privilege that results from categories of race and ethnicity;" she writes. "It also stands as a marker for the privilege and power that acts to reinforce itself through hegemonic cultural practice that excludes all who are different."
Citing scholars who have tackled the "problem" of "whiteness" in libraries, Hathcock continues, "As Branche (2012) notes, "Whiteness and white normativity are embedded in U.S. library culture.""
Because of this, Hathcock argues, despite "diversity initiatives" to rid the librarian field of whiteness, they are not working.
In fact, asking prospective librarians for a "completed application" and "resume" are hardships because they are "situated in positions of white, middle-class, cisgender normativity that allow for the temporal, financial, and educational privilege."
She continues, "These applications are created particularly to recruit for whiteness and require the ability to play at whiteness in order to succeed."
Libraries accross the country must wash away "the blackface of white librarianship."
Ms. Hathcock concludes, "The first step is to help diverse applicants navigate the whiteness of the profession and make a concerted effort to dismantle whiteness from within." She adds, "In doing so, we can recreate the profession into one that truly embraces inclusivity. We can wash away our white librarianship in blackface."
April Fool!
Dear April, you are a racist moron. Indeed, you are so stupid and vicious that you are unfit to blight the university campus. How did you ever get your degree or your job in the first place? Oh, that’s right, delusional “affirmative action” programs.
Right after the wash away white librarians, they will begin washing away books and films made by white people, creating lots of room for various works by the ‘people of diversity’ ...
Up until now the primary requirement to be a library was the ability to read.
I guess literacy is racist now, too.
“It is no secret that librarianship has traditionally been and continues to be a profession dominated by whiteness,” Ms. Hathcock begins her piece. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Well, I can tell you that the reason is because librarians get more a$$ than a toilet seat. Big league.
And now African Americans want in?
I’m OK wid dat!
In general, demographics of people I see using different sections of the library are similar to those already mentioned.
No one could make up this level of mental illness, not even if on a hallucinogen.
books is kryptonite to some folks, as Chris Rock once said
Um, if you wash away blackface, what do you have then?
What a charming Negress..........
“Maybe because cursive is beyond their skill set..”
Olympic swimming competition? Guess Olympics are prejudiced, Huh?
Surprisingly, this definition is from the Urban Dictionary...
I dare her to come to Houston, walk in a library and look who’s sitting behind the counter.
Yes, that’s what I was thinking.
I di’n buy no steel wool?
Lincoln to Kirk.
Or you could do Trelaine. “Ah a Nubian prize.....taken on one of you raids of conquest no doubt”
God’ll get you for that!
What percentage of U.S. citizenry is black?
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