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Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism

Safiya Umoja Noble

Start date: January 1, 2019

Finish date: March 7, 2019

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Feb 02, 2019 Shomeret rated it it was amazing

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I subscribe to the list for the Progressive Librarians Guild which recently established a group on Goodreads. They decided to select Algorithms of Oppression by Safiya Omoja Noble as their first book for discussion. I downloaded a copy for review from Net Galley last year. So I prioritized it and started reading it as soon as I could. I finished it toward the end of January, and this is my review.

The foundation of Noble's argument is her discussion of how search works. This was an eye opener for ...more

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Jan 12, 2020 Carrie Donovan rated it it was amazing

"... an important series of inquiries that need to be made about how dominant groups are able to classify and organize the representations of others, all the while neutralizing and naturalizing the agency behind such representations." ...more

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Mar 30, 2019 Holiday rated it really liked it

This is a great book that describes the ways in which Google, an advertising company, reinforces sexist and racist oppression. My one critique is that the author does not offer any concrete solutions.

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Jul 31, 2020 E.F. rated it it was amazing

Brilliant analysis of the ecosystem of information and the epic social justice failures of the corporate-led industry. A must-read for librarians and library science students.

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Apr 05, 2019 Valerie Brett rated it really liked it

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Extremely important and timely book. Minus 1 star for readability; her writing is cogent but I found the book extremely slow and difficult to get through.

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