Moving Beyond Diversity to Anti-Oppression
Channel: SJSU School of Information
Date: 2020-12-03

Podcast Link: https://bit.ly/2VtDlzc

Abstract:
A presentation on how to incorporate anti-racist ideas, concepts and actions that can act as a model for anti-oppression library practices. Participants will be able to: explain the concept of anti-racism, identify racist policies, procedures and practices in their library, and apply anti-racist concepts in the library, and critique current library policies with an anti-racist analysis.

Biography:
Max Macias is an independent librarian who teaches information literacy part time for Portland Community College. He grew up in San Jose, CA, but has lived in the Northwest since 1992. Macias’ love of fiction, philosophy, art and ideas led to him becoming a librarian after working in libraries for more than 20 years as a technician. His intellectual interests include Information and Hip-Hop, Whiteness in Education, Racism in the US, Colonialism, Cannabis Resources for Librarians and Education and Policy Analysis. His recent primary focus has been on Whiteness in Education and in Libraries.