Interest Convergence, Intersectionality, and Counter-Storytelling: Critical Race Theory as Practice in Scholarly Communications Librarianship

Despite diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) rhetoric in librarianship, library workers who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) are still underrepresented and marginalized. Critical race theory (CRT) offers interest convergence, intersectionality, and counter-storytelling as tools t...

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Main Authors: Maria Mejia, Anastasia Chiu
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Published: In the Library with the Lead Pipe 2025-08-01
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Online Access:https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2025/interest-convergence/
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Interest Convergence, Intersectionality, and Counter-Storytelling: Critical Race Theory as Practice in Scholarly Communications Librarianship
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counter-storytelling
critical librarianship
critical race theory
interest convergence
intersectionality
open access
scholarly communications
title Interest Convergence, Intersectionality, and Counter-Storytelling: Critical Race Theory as Practice in Scholarly Communications Librarianship
title_full Interest Convergence, Intersectionality, and Counter-Storytelling: Critical Race Theory as Practice in Scholarly Communications Librarianship
title_fullStr Interest Convergence, Intersectionality, and Counter-Storytelling: Critical Race Theory as Practice in Scholarly Communications Librarianship
title_full_unstemmed Interest Convergence, Intersectionality, and Counter-Storytelling: Critical Race Theory as Practice in Scholarly Communications Librarianship
title_short Interest Convergence, Intersectionality, and Counter-Storytelling: Critical Race Theory as Practice in Scholarly Communications Librarianship
title_sort interest convergence intersectionality and counter storytelling critical race theory as practice in scholarly communications librarianship
topic counter-storytelling
critical librarianship
critical race theory
interest convergence
intersectionality
open access
scholarly communications
url https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2025/interest-convergence/
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