Indigenous Materials in Libraries and the Curriculum

Javier Muñoz-Díaz is a literary and cultural critic. His research focuses on Latin American and Latinx cultural studies, Indigenous and Native American studies, Quechua/Kichwa languages and cultures, Queer/Cuir studies, and environmental humanities. A person of Quechua descent, Muñoz-Díaz is interested in the cultural history and contemporary processes of re-indigenization in the Andes and Amazon regions. Muñoz-Díaz is starting the position of Assistant Professor of Spanish at Farmingdale State College in August 2024. Kathia Ibacache is assistant professor and Romance languages librarian at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She is interested in advancing collection development with a user-centered approach and focusing on inclusion and diversity. Her research interest encompasses digital accessibility within teaching and learning technologies, collection development, and representing Latin American Indigenous language materials in university libraries. Leila Gómez is a professor of women and gender studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She is the author of Impossible Domesticity: Travels in Mexico (Pittsburgh UP, 2021) and several other books. Her recent research focuses on documentaries and films on land issues and environmental justice by Latin American women filmmakers. She started the Quechua Language Program as director of the Latin American and Latinx Studies Center (LALSC) at CU Boulder from 2017 to 2023.

Introduction: A Decolonial Engagement with Indigenous Peoples’ Creative Work; 1 Building an Underrepresented Collection; 2 Universities Libraries as More Than Repositories of Information; 3 How to Decolonize and Indigenize the Curriculum; 4 The Power of Healing and Indigenizing Feminism in the Classroom; Epilogue: The Quechua Language Program at the University of Colorado, Boulder