Title

Hush...The Dangers of Silence in the Academic Library

Authors

Jessica Schomberg, Minnesota State University, MankatoFollow
Kirsti Cole, Minnesota State University, MankatoFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2017

Abstract

This article critiques the idea that civility rhetoric decreases workplace bullying or discrimination. We use Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to do a rhetorical analysis of a campus-wide civility campaign in contrast with literature about civility in libraries. To combat discrimination and bullying, we need to be attentive to systemic power dynamics and to rhetoric designed to enforce compliance and conformity. We conclude with recommendations about how to raise our voices instead of silencing our peers.

Publication Title

In the Library with the Lead Pipe

Recommended Citation

Schomberg, J., & Cole, K. (2017, April 19). Hush...: The dangers of silence in academic libraries. In the Library with the Lead Pipe. https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2017/hush-the-dangers-of-silence-in-academic-libraries/

Publisher's Copyright and Source

Copyright © the Author(s).

Article published in In the Library with a Lead Pipe on April 19, 2017. https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2017/hush-the-dangers-of-silence-in-academic-libraries/

Creative Commons License

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