Theories and implications for centering Indigenous and queer embodiment within sociotechnical systems

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2023-02-23

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Wagner, T. L., Marsh, D., & Curliss, L. (2023). Theories and implications for centering Indigenous and queer embodiment within sociotechnical systems. Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 1–16.

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This paper explores the role of Indigenous and queer embodiment in understanding the current limitations of sociotechnical systems as they relate to cultural heritage institutions. Through the utilization of a critical case study the paper highlights the ways in which the ideologies of colonialism and cisnormativity render Indigenous and queer identities invisible within cultural heritage institutions. In particular, the case studies highlight information organization, archival description, and cataloging as sites of ideological reinforcement for colonialism and gender binaries. In response, the paper identifies methods for not only naming such normative ideologies, but actionable ways to challenge such inequities through community-led, Indigenous, and queer affirming descriptive practices. Additionally, the paper attends to the way findings impact other historically marginalized identities and theorize methods for confronting such inequities within sociotechnical systems more broadly.

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