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‘Diversity,’ feminized work, and other truth bombs at ACRL 2017
Our profession is steeped in a murky racial and gendered history. When Roxane Gay came on stage, the first thing she said to us was “man, there’s a lot of white people in this room.” And, she’s right. Librarianship has been feminized and white ever since Melvil Dewey. You remember, the Dewey decimal system guy?…
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These are things that I’m writing
Recently, I had two book chapter proposals accepted to different manuscripts that are due to publish this year! At the end of 2012, I dubbed 2013 the year of writing, and so far, I’m on track. Here’s a glimpse at what I proposed: 1. Focus on Educating for Sustainability: Toolkit for Academic Libraries Teaching sustainable…
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Sexy Hipster Librarian: Exotic, Erotic, the Other
In less than one week, I will be visiting Albuquerque, New Mexico (about a 5 hour drive) for the Southwest Pop Culture Association‘s annual conference where I will be presenting “Sexy Hipster Librarian: Exotic, Erotic, the Other.” We have all heard of the sexy librarian trope in pop culture, but this presentation will examine how letting-down-the-bun…
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Open Library of Humanities
Recently, I accepted appointment to the Editorial Committee for the Open Library of Humanities, an open access publishing platform. Its founder, Dr. Martin Paul Eve is a Lecturer in English at the University of Lincoln. It is well known that the state of publishing in academia is sick. “Since 1986, subscription costs for academic journals have risen by 300%…
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Sundog Lit Issue 2
Sundog Lit Issue Two is here! As you can imagine, the work that goes into creating an online literary journal that stands out among the rest is no easy task, and I think that we’ve achieved something magnificent for Issue Two. My friend, Sara Hess, is the featured cover artist and was also the winner…
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2012 – A Year in Review
Moving halfway across the country this year has been the most rewarding decision I have ever made. Even though I feel pretty nostalgic at times, I am intrigued by this place, the people, and the land. Some pretty awesome things have happened this year that it seems to be impossible to me that it actually…
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Amy Pajewski 