[BOOK][B] Topographies of whiteness: Mapping whiteness in library and information science

G Schlesselman-Tarango - 2017 - researchgate.net
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College and university archives at Predominantly White Institutions (PWis) in many ways
perpetuate a master narrative of whiteness, in large part due to foundational archival theory
and best practices. It is critical that archivists in college and university archives understand
how archival theory and practice supports whiteness in the historical record so that they can
begin to address, problematize, and ultimately fissure whiteness in their work and their
archives. This chapter will examine the cultural and historical context within which archives …
College and university archives at Predominantly White Institutions (PWis) in many ways perpetuate a master narrative of whiteness, in large part due to foundational archival theory and best practices. It is critical that archivists in college and university archives understand how archival theory and practice supports whiteness in the historical record so that they can begin to address, problematize, and ultimately fissure whiteness in their work and their archives. This chapter will examine the cultural and historical context within which archives at many PWis and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSis) specifically Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)-came to be. The following questions will be addressed: How do archives of PWls botl1 reflect and perpetuate a master narrative around whiteness? How do the archives of HBCUs and similar institutions create necessary counter-narratives that interrogate whiteness and white supremacy in the historical record? How can college and university archives at PWis actively work to support the development of inclusive and actively
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