A Genealogy of Refusal : Walking away from crisis and scarcity narrativesMain MenuCrisis narratives frame our responseBartleby at the WallHow can fiction and popular culture inform the way we promulgate or refuse crisis & scarcity narratives in librarianship?Proud Descendants who "Prefer not to"Some recent gems from Bartleby's lineageA Kinship Diagram of Workplace RefusalSatire is richComedic instances of workplace refusal are especially powerfulDark side of parodyMore SatireWhen Expectations Cross the lineWhy don't librarians "Just say No"?Do we prefer to suffer in silence because its a vocation and not "just a job"Feminized LabourSaying Yes all the TimeSuperhero LibrariansIt’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a librarian!I am not your heroMurderbot: the alternate patron saint for librariansThe invocation of crisis narratives is relentlessNo individual solution to our problemsDebunking myths that hold us back to enable collective ways of moving forwardWhat refusal can we take up?A Cosmic GiftManifest NOBecoming fluent in hearing and saying NoAsset FramingBibliographyWorks cited, featured, mentioned and consulted for Genealogy of Refusal projectGlossary of Key ConceptsMultiple PathsA compendium of paths through the Genealogy of Refusal content: a choose-your-own-adventure approach to this companion piece.Genealogy of Refusal TimelineWe welcome contributionsLearn how to contribute to this projectAbout the AuthorsNatalie K Meyers4b3948ab8901940da5f2eb884c2cc86b3dc6ac22Anna Michelle Martinez-Montavon1459b2fc55591cd9b08a290af468d31b5dfe46a3Mikala Narlockdb843c923469f0dadab98d57ee053b00c88a64b1Kim Stathersb8f352d1ce6eb714d5242702eaa05362c8eae357Multimedia project for the The Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship Special Issue on Refusing Crisis Narratives
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12021-04-17T12:09:30-07:00About the Authors35plain2021-09-15T15:09:49-07:00 Natalie
has recently stepped away from librarianship to work in a managerial role at the Lucy Institute for Data and Society. Previously an E-Research Librarian, she provided research data consulting services, focused on in-depth services in support of grant-funded research. A strong advocate for equality in the workplace, she's unafraid to reject the bullshit that comes at her, and offers a hand, help, and ear to younger colleagues. She greets the day with coffee & The Nib: “rise and shine the world is doomed” & delays sleep with SciFi . 0000-0001-6441-6716
Anna Michelle
is a recovering instructional design super hero librarian capable of teaching back to back library instruction sessions with no end in sight, who now cracks her electric Lucy Lawless whip as a user experience and assessment librarian. In her current role, Anna leads efforts to design user-focused, accessible and data-informed digital services. Anna brings a critical lens to her work -- and inspires everyone around her to be thoughtful in their work. She is a fierce and loyal friend, a staunch ally for student privacy, and a firm believer in a healthy work-life divide. 0000-0003-3487-6302
Mikala
is Product Owner for way too many library systems that need more than just cosmetic work, but for that she’ll need to take them to the medi-spa. She spends probably too much time at work-- both working on her 'real' job, and publishing/presenting research-- and often wakes up at 2am with a solution to the problem that plagued her all day. Like all of us, she is still learning how to say "No," in her professional life and to say "Yes" to more things in her personal life-- like spending more time as an active dog mom. 0000-0002-2730-7542
Kim
is an academic Archibrarian (Archivist / Librarian) who also serves a large regional community. In her role, Kim wears a wide variety of hats-- from archivist to technologist, preserver to maintainer, educator to learner, and other duties as assigned. Kim uses her Librarian superhero powers to blast the GLAM community forward through ESP [& projects like these]. 0000-0002-0781-4571