Full Description
From their inception, special collections and archives have memorialized the lives of people in power, serving as a tool to preserve the status quo and perpetuate systemic oppression.
From Interrogation to Integration: Centering Social Justice in Special Collections, Archives, and Preservation collects case studies, research projects, lesson plans, stories, practical strategies, color illustrations, and accessible, low-cost solutions from authors who have grappled directly with the legacy of harm present in their own institutions. The volume is organized into five themes:
Research
Description
Preservation and Access
Outreach
Instruction
Centering social justice in our daily practice and tasks is a form of resistance against external pressures. From Interrogation to Integration contributes to ongoing efforts to create a more inclusive, diverse, just, and equitable profession while acknowledging both the scale and complexity of that work.
Contents
Introduction
Part I: Research
Chapter 1. What is Underrepresentation and Why Does it Matter for the University of Illinois Archives?
Jessica Ballard-Lawrence
Chapter 2. Unreal Cartographies, Real Justice: Countermapping Fictional Worlds
Shelby Hebert and Jeremy Brett
Chapter 3. Uncovering the Diverse History of Massachusetts Eye and Ear: A Case Study
Vanessa Formato
Chapter 4. Archivists Leading the Reckoning: Confronting Slavery and its Legacies at the University of Maryland
Douglas McElrath and Joni Floyd
Chapter 5. Forging Connections for Improved Accessibility: Brownsville and the 'Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History' Project
Ian Post
Part II: Description
Chapter . Learning Together: Cultural Competency in Archives
Amy Berish, Katie Martin, and Darren Young
Chapter 7. What's in a Name?: Redressing and Repairing Archival Descriptions of Marginalized Identities in Special Collections
Tyler Goldberger
Chapter 8. Forging Justice with a Small Team: A Model for Sustainable Critical Cataloging and Reparative Description for Libraries and Archives
Marian Matyn, Melissa James, and Laura Thompson
Part III: Preservation and Access
Chapter 9. There Will Be Roadblocks/There will be Clearer Paths: Caring for Collections, Communities and Each Other Reflecting on Rapid Response Collecting Efforts Following the Pulse Nightclub Shooting
Ann C. Kearney
Chapter . Captioning Voca for Enhanced Public Access
Sarah Kortemeier, Julie Swarstad Johnson, and Leela Denver
Chapter . Promoting Equity in Computer Music using Preservation and Archiving Practices
Andi Ogier and Hollis Wittman
Part IV: Outreach
Chapter 2. Rack of Eye: Managing Implicit Bias in Legacy Collections at the Steamship Historical Society
Astrid Drew and Aimee Bachari
Chapter 3. Amplifying Diverse Voices at Ohio Northern University
Matt Francis
Chapter 4. Amp Up Your Archives! Amplifying the Student Voice in the University Archives
Valencia Johnson
Chapter 5. Restoring Trust: Archives as Places of Healing
Dr. Ashley Todd-Diaz and Felicity Knox
Chapter . Making Space for New Voices: Storied Books at the University of Florida
Dr. Neil Weijer and Dr. Bridget Bihm-Manuel
Part V: Instruction
Chapter 7. Primary Source Instruction as a Social Justice Pathway
Erica Donnis and Faith Yacubian
Chapter 8. The Personal Archive Assignment: Creating Meaning and Working Toward Well-Being
Dr. Krista Grensavitch and Abigail Nye
Chapter 9. Disrupting the Dominant Narrative: Practicing Critical Pedagogy in Cultural Heritage Settings
Anna Franz
Chapter 2 . Interrogating the Sacred and Special: Engaging Students in Diversifying Special Collections
Sharon L. Albert and Susan Falciani Maldonado
Chapter 2
Small Steps, Big Impact: Practical DEI Considerations When Teaching with Primary Sources
Kathleen Monahan and Katherine Fox
Chapter 22
Grand Challenge in the Archives: Exploring Bias through Experiential Learning
K. Walton Morse
Chapter 23
Teaching the History of the Holocaust in the University at Buffalo Libraries University Archives
Shu Wan
ABOUT THE EDITORS AND AUTHORS
