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Citation Justice

This guide will introduce students, faculty, and staff to inclusive citation practices.

Citation Justice

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What is citation justice?

Citation Justice is the act of consciously citing people with marginalized identities to up lift their voices. 

Practicing citation justice allows us to use our reference lists to challenge oppressive systems that have silenced and erased the intellectual contributions of women and BIPOC scholars.

Citation Justice is for Everybody!

 

"Citing Multiply Marginalized and Underrepresented (MMU) Scholars" by Utah State University Libraries

This video (2:32) will explain the importance of citing Multiply Marginalized and Underrepresented (MMU) Scholars as well as explain the historical and systematic prejudices within research and citations.