Confronting the Democratic Discourse of Librarianship: A Marxist Approach

Author:   Sam Popowich
Publisher:   Library Juice Press
ISBN:  

9781634000871


Pages:   334
Publication Date:   15 August 2019
Format:   Paperback
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Confronting the Democratic Discourse of Librarianship: A Marxist Approach


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"The idea that libraries are crucial democratic institutions has a long history in librarianship. It remains dominant despite a long tradition of critical library movements within the profession. In Confronting the Democratic Discourse of Librarianship, Sam Popowich argues that the democratic tradition is part of a larger liberal tradition within librarianship which sees librarianship as neutral, pragmatic, and independent of social, economic, or political concerns. It is this perspective that lends librarianship a ""sacred"" aura which needs to be dismantled if we truly want to change the profession. Taking a broadly Marxist approach, Confronting the Democratic Discourse of Librarianship traces the connections between library history and the larger history of capitalist development. These connections suggest that the relationship between the library and capitalism is closer and more insidious than the democratic tradition allows. Drawing on theories of ideology and politics, and looking at recent research in critical librarianship, this book makes a case for the structural interconnection of librarianship and capitalist exploitation. As a result, oppression is entrenched within the profession due to the library's role in the social reproduction of capitalism, while the oppressive structures of society are obscured by the very ideology of democracy that holds sway within the field. Sam Popowich is the Discovery and Web Services Librarian at the University of Alberta and a PhD student in Political Science and International Studies at University of Birmingham. His research interests include critical theory, technology, and labor."

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Author:   Sam Popowich
Publisher:   Library Juice Press
Imprint:   Library Juice Press
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.331kg
ISBN:  

9781634000871


ISBN 10:   1634000870
Pages:   334
Publication Date:   15 August 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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