Topographies of Whiteness

<p>Exploring the diverse terrain that makes up library and information science (LIS) this collection features the work of scholars practitioners and others who draw from a variety of theoretical approaches to name problematize and ultimately fissure whiteness at work. Contributors not only provide critical accounts of the histories of whiteness – particularly as they have shaped libraries and archives in higher education – but also interrogate current formations from the policing of people of color in library spaces to imagined LIS futures. This volume also considers possibilities for challenging oppressive legacies and charting a new course towards anti-racist librarianship whether in the classroom at the reference desk or elsewhere.</p>