INFO 6820
Antiracism and Diversity in IM
Examines discourses, practices, and understandings of antiracism and ‘diversity’ (and related notions) past demographics or other visible characteristics. Emphasis will be on cultivating a values-based diversity mindset, along with a critical reflection on the choices and values embedded in the design and use of information, its institutions, and its technologies; how these might be translated across different sectors (e.g., libraries, archives, museums, networked organizations, professional associations, and major international organizations active in this area), and across different cultural contexts. Examples of issues addressed include: diversity of professional roles, practices, communities served; antiracist approaches to cataloguing and metadata capture; diversity and antiracist considerations in preservation and digitization; diversity in the workforce; diversity as intellectual freedom; diversity as engine of competitiveness.
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From the syllabus
From the Winter 2025 syllabus by J.J. Ghaddar. Open the PDF
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Course rules
- Attendance
- Attendance is required and included in participation; unaccounted absences may affect the participation grade.
- Recording
- Students may not record lectures without prior written instructor consent or an approved accommodation.
- Late work
- Late assignments incur a 5% daily penalty, including weekends; work is normally not accepted five or more days late.
- Citation style
- Use APA style unless the instructor gives written permission to use another style.
- Student absence
- For absences of three days or less, email the instructor before the deadline and submit a Student Declaration of Absence; limit two forms per course per term.
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