Your Worries Ain't Like Mine: African American Librarians and the Pervasiveness of Racism, Prejudice and Discrimination in Academe
Abstract
The persistence of systemic and individual racism both within society and higher education influences the behavior and attitudes of librarians of color and their white colleagues. Racism, prejudice and discrimination in academe often have a direct impact on the recruitment and retention of African American librarians and other librarians of color. Issues of job satisfaction and initiatives for constructing an environment conducive to racial and ethnic inclusion within academe are addressed.
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Academic librarians of color report experiences similar to students of color, including tokenization, alienation, being doubted and undervalued, isolation, and outright prejudice and hostility.
“Academic librarians of color report experiences similar to those of students of color, including tokenization, alienation, being doubted and undervalued, isolation, and outright preju-dice and hostility (Curry, 1994;Espinal, 2001).”
From In Pursuit of Antiracist Social Justice: Denaturalizing Whiteness in the Academic Library (2015) · cites this paper as Curry, 1994
Librarians of color long ago identified that endemic racism in the profession is a crucial barrier to recruitment, retention, and job satisfaction.
“Though often unacknowledged in professional literature, librarians of color long ago identified that endemic racism in the profession is a crucial barrier to recruitment, retention, and job satisfaction (Curry, 1994).”
From In Pursuit of Antiracist Social Justice: Denaturalizing Whiteness in the Academic Library (2015) · cites this paper as Curry, 1994
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- Authors
- Curry, D. A.
- Affiliations
- State University of New York (US)
- Corresponding author
- Curry, Deborah A.
- Venue
- The Reference Librarian
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1994-07-12
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 45-46
- Pages
- 299-311
- ISSN
- 0276-3877 (ISSN-L)
- 1541-1117
- OpenAlex
- W2003851554
- Cited by
- 23
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Reference Librarian (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Library and Information Sciences › Library Science and Administration
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Critical Race Theory in Education
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Career Development and Diversity
- Keywords
- racism in higher education, African American librarians, recruitment and retention, job satisfaction, prejudice and discrimination, academic libraries
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