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Diversifying Course Materials: How Syllabi Express Values about Research Traditions and Authority

Audit Your Readings

Several British university libraries have organized audits, and you can start with a pre-existing tool​.

You can also generate your own audit categories.  How do the authors you assign vary by:​

  • National origin​

  • Current location​

  • Theoretical perspective​

  • Race​

  • Gender​

  • Age​

  • And......

Some questions to consider: ​

  • What is the relevance of the author’s identity in this context?​

  • Who is talking about whose experience and/or culture?​

  • What kinds of sources do we perceive to be of most academic value and why?​​

  • What other questions would be worth considering when analyzing your reading list?