Perspectives: Cultural Wealth, Co-creation, and Conversations

In this article, two librarians reflect on their experience as an intern and supervisor navigating traditional and antiquated norms upheld in academia. The intern, a first-generation Mexican-American student, describes the shift in her values, beliefs, and identity as she confronts the extractive p...

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Main Authors: Karen Tinajero-Vazquez, Allison Carr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Canadian Association of Professional Academic Librarians 2024-12-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship
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Online Access:https://cjal.ca/index.php/capal/article/view/43091
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description In this article, two librarians reflect on their experience as an intern and supervisor navigating traditional and antiquated norms upheld in academia. The intern, a first-generation Mexican-American student, describes the shift in her values, beliefs, and identity as she confronts the extractive practices embedded in internships, resulting in a collaborative and critical internship. The internship supervisor, a senior librarian, also reflects on her role in resisting these exploitative dynamics by using the community cultural wealth model, which recognizes the knowledge students of colour bring from their homes and communities. The intern and supervisor introduce ideas for improving the internship experience by embracing community cultural wealth, critiquing the role of neoliberal multiculturalism, and addressing the systemic extraction that hinders the professional development of marginalized students.
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spelling doaj-art-d79ad55d577b4ddaae4f4fde819b8f052024-12-18T06:00:04ZengThe Canadian Association of Professional Academic LibrariansCanadian Journal of Academic Librarianship2369-937X2024-12-011010.33137/cjal-rcbu.v10.43091Perspectives: Cultural Wealth, Co-creation, and ConversationsKaren Tinajero-Vazquez0https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7585-5646Allison Carr1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6159-2420California State University, San MarcosCalifornia State University, San Marcos In this article, two librarians reflect on their experience as an intern and supervisor navigating traditional and antiquated norms upheld in academia. The intern, a first-generation Mexican-American student, describes the shift in her values, beliefs, and identity as she confronts the extractive practices embedded in internships, resulting in a collaborative and critical internship. The internship supervisor, a senior librarian, also reflects on her role in resisting these exploitative dynamics by using the community cultural wealth model, which recognizes the knowledge students of colour bring from their homes and communities. The intern and supervisor introduce ideas for improving the internship experience by embracing community cultural wealth, critiquing the role of neoliberal multiculturalism, and addressing the systemic extraction that hinders the professional development of marginalized students. https://cjal.ca/index.php/capal/article/view/43091academic library internshipscommunity cultural wealthLIS educationmulticultural neoliberalism
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Perspectives: Cultural Wealth, Co-creation, and Conversations
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academic library internships
community cultural wealth
LIS education
multicultural neoliberalism
title Perspectives: Cultural Wealth, Co-creation, and Conversations
title_full Perspectives: Cultural Wealth, Co-creation, and Conversations
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title_short Perspectives: Cultural Wealth, Co-creation, and Conversations
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topic academic library internships
community cultural wealth
LIS education
multicultural neoliberalism
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