For those wondering how to incorporate topics such as colonialism, library complicity, decolonization, and more into their pedagogy, here is an example of a course I taught at UCLA during Spring 2024 titled “Global History of Libraries: Colonial Pasts, *Decolonial Futures.”
Sample Courses for Book Adoption
- From Books to Information: A Global History of Libraries
- Colonialism and Culture in Southeast Asia: Encounters, Social Transformations, and Legacies
- Introduction to Southeast Asia
- Book History, Literature, Reading Cultures
- Global Studies, Global Asias
- Colonial/Postcolonial History: Culture, Power, Change
- Global History of the Vietnam/American War
- Print and Power: Print Culture and Politics of Knowledge in Southeast Asia
- Institutions of Heritage: Theory and Practice of Libraries, Archives, and Museums
- Organizing Information: Libraries, Classification, and the History of Knowledge
- Transdisciplinary Approaches to Studying the Past
Course Handouts and Resources
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