tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448127131767532664.post2404457397813398097..comments2024-02-16T00:29:29.884-08:00Comments on Lowrider Librarian: Whiteness in LibrariesMax Maciashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793680019483683005noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448127131767532664.post-74597517874532889042016-11-08T11:21:16.732-08:002016-11-08T11:21:16.732-08:00This is amazing! Thank you for this. I would be ve...This is amazing! Thank you for this. I would be very interested in talking with you further and if you are interested, teasing it out. There is a group of Librarians on FB that are working on the integration of Trauma Informed Services in the Library that I would like to invite you to join. Your input would be appreciated! Thank you!! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1775447376011577/ Dr. Awkwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16118909289396762136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448127131767532664.post-12543228394861129872016-10-25T10:20:35.041-07:002016-10-25T10:20:35.041-07:00Max, I am prefacing this comment by stating I am n...Max, I am prefacing this comment by stating I am not White just so you can see where I'm coming from on this and how it might color my reading of your post. I sometimes feel the term Whiteness and White are becoming pejoratives when the reality is we have systems of imperialism found worldwide. I think you hit the nail on the head when you point out systems of acceptance of knowledge that DavidBrownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448127131767532664.post-14176394812401404792016-10-24T18:15:48.565-07:002016-10-24T18:15:48.565-07:00@revjprinehart Thanks for taking the time to read ...@revjprinehart Thanks for taking the time to read my post! Yes, these systems of classification have all kinds of subconscious biases in them. This area is fertile for study!<br />Max Maciashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09793680019483683005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448127131767532664.post-37954375283408664742016-10-24T18:12:58.315-07:002016-10-24T18:12:58.315-07:00Awesome! I can't wait to read it Meredith. I...Awesome! I can't wait to read it Meredith. I am very much interested in that area. Thank you for the head's up! Max Maciashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09793680019483683005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448127131767532664.post-26092295755961318372016-10-24T17:39:21.266-07:002016-10-24T17:39:21.266-07:00Yes! You're going to like my next American Lib...Yes! You're going to like my next American Libraries column (or, well, the January/February 17 column which I just turned in to my editor last week). It is about critical librarianship, the toxic consequences of neutrality, and bias in search algorithms. Meredith Farkashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11613744045285136964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4448127131767532664.post-24941227412943083232016-10-24T12:14:36.470-07:002016-10-24T12:14:36.470-07:00Thank you for another great post Max. I always th...Thank you for another great post Max. I always think of the Dewey Decimal System when examining embedded white supremacist ideology in libraries, as well as heteronormativity/patriarchy/orientalism, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com