Beyond a Land Acknowledgement: Taking a First Step Towards Reparative Action

David X. Lemmons
,
Tarida Anantachai
,
Kat Bell
,
Jason Byrd
,
Heather James
,
Erika Quintana

George Mason University
,
North Carolina State University
,
University of Alabama at Birmingham
,
Foley Library
,
University of California, Riverside
,
Highline College

Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Open access

Abstract

The Logistics Committee of the Conference on Academic Library Management (CALM)’s 2023 conference posed a question early on in conference planning: what if we rejected the traditional model of land acknowledgements? In answering that question, the committee embarked on a year-long process to radically revise the statement to one focused on reparative action. This article covers the revision process, including what inspired it and how the committee structured their work.

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https://journal.radicallibrarianship.org/index.php/journal/article/view/115

Final published version

License:CC BY

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Bibliographic Information

Output type

Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

American English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 81-90 (10 pages)

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Journal of Radical Librarianship (Volume 10)

Publication milestones

Published - 27/06/2024

Publication status

Published - 27/06/2024

ISSN

2399-956X