TY - JOUR
T1 - Epistemicide Beyond Borders
T2 - Addressing Epistemic Injustice in Global Library and Information Settings through Critical International Librarianship
AU - Yeon, Jieun
AU - Smith, Melissa
AU - Youngman, Tyler
AU - Patin, Beth
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The authors.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This conceptual research examines epistemic injustices in library and information science (LIS) due to the power imbalance between Western and non-Western LIS curricula, theory, and practice. It is equally critical to consider the presence of epistemic injustices in adjacent LIS domains (e.g., classification, preservation, digital scholarship); for if we work to prioritize access or digitize materials without considering historical oppression, we are at risk of perpetuating these same injustices. In this work, we utilize the concept of epistemic harm to understand the international dimension of epistemic injustice. This paper introduces the concept of critical international librarianship, which we define as recognizing, examining, critiquing, and subverting the power structures and hegemonies in library and information systems that exist among two or more nations in practice, pedagogy, and research. Critical international librarianship serves as an intervention for epistemic injustices. It provides a direction for the practitioners and researchers who pursue critical international librarianship to move toward a long-overdue epistemic justice in international LIS.
AB - This conceptual research examines epistemic injustices in library and information science (LIS) due to the power imbalance between Western and non-Western LIS curricula, theory, and practice. It is equally critical to consider the presence of epistemic injustices in adjacent LIS domains (e.g., classification, preservation, digital scholarship); for if we work to prioritize access or digitize materials without considering historical oppression, we are at risk of perpetuating these same injustices. In this work, we utilize the concept of epistemic harm to understand the international dimension of epistemic injustice. This paper introduces the concept of critical international librarianship, which we define as recognizing, examining, critiquing, and subverting the power structures and hegemonies in library and information systems that exist among two or more nations in practice, pedagogy, and research. Critical international librarianship serves as an intervention for epistemic injustices. It provides a direction for the practitioners and researchers who pursue critical international librarianship to move toward a long-overdue epistemic justice in international LIS.
KW - critical international librarianship
KW - epistemic injustice
KW - epistemicide
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U2 - 10.33137/ijidi.v7i1/2.39251
DO - 10.33137/ijidi.v7i1/2.39251
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85162250840
SN - 2574-3430
VL - 7
JO - International Journal of Information, Diversity and Inclusion
JF - International Journal of Information, Diversity and Inclusion
IS - 1-2
ER -