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MLL 602: Ethnography of Communication

A course guide with resources for MLL 602, created spring 2023

Critical Librarianship

Critical librarianship slides
Slides about power and privilege in the library and internet information structures
critlib: critical librarianship
A critical library community, blog and twitter chat

Reflection

Jamboard reflection
Share your thoughts about power and privilege in how information is created, organized, and shared.

Videos about critical information topics

Open Access Explained! Brief explanation about open access from Piled High and Deeper (PhD Comics):

Safiya Noble, Internet Studies and Digital Media Scholar | 2021 MacArthur Fellow (Extended)

Ruha Benjamin discusses ‘Race After Technology’

Academic research is publicly funded -- why isn't it publicly available?
A TEDx talk. "Erica Stone advocates for a new, open-access relationship between the public and scholars, making the case that academics should publish in more accessible media."

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