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Library and information studies

— Overview —

— Critical LIS —

Knowledge Justice: Disrupting Library and Information Studies through Critical Race Theory (2021) — BIPOC scholars apply critical race theory (CRT) to challenge how "white supremacy affects practices, services, curriculum, spaces, and policies" in American libraries

— History —

Ann Allen Shockley: An Activist-Librarian for Black Special Collections (2021) — Shaundra Walker's original research on Black librarians illuminates how antiracist struggle shapes the field. From Knowledge Justice (see above).