ERIC Number: EJ1343477
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Publication Date: 2022
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Race, Privilege, and Intersectionality: Navigating Inconvenient Truths through Self-Exploration
Rajesh Singh
Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, v63 n3 p277-300 2022
Preparing culturally competent information professionals requires experiential approaches that would challenge them to navigate their own cultural landscape though introspective lenses. However, for information professionals, the tricky business of investigating oneself remains largely unacknowledged and unstudied. This study demonstrates how information professionals discover and come to understand the meaning of race, privilege, and intersectionality between them by navigating their own cultural identity. A qualitative content analysis of 33 personal identity exploration narratives reveals the importance of self-awareness in cultivating a culturally responsive mindset. This study addresses an approach to LIS education that calls for intentional efforts in cultivating self-reflexive information professionals for bringing sustainable change in a culturally diverse society.
Descriptors: College Students, Racial Identification, Advantaged, Social Theories, Disadvantaged, Gender Issues, Social Justice, Feminism, Social Class, Disability Discrimination, Information Scientists, Race, Personal Narratives, Metacognition, Identification (Psychology), Cultural Awareness, Concept Formation, Self Concept
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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