'Liberate our Library' Book Suggestions
Staff and students can make suggestions for books to purchase as part of 'Liberate our Library'.
If you would like to suggest an item for purchase, you can email your subject librarian (remember to tell them it is a suggestion for 'Liberate our library') or use the item request form and select 'yes for the 'Liberate our degrees' imitative questions.
All suggestions bought will be discoverable as a collection in Library Search.
You can view for all the books and resources for Goldsmiths ‘Liberate our Degree’ by searching for the keyword ‘liberatemydegree’ on Library Search.
Recent 'Liberate our Library' Book Purchases
Useful Web Resources
- A Particular Reality
A Particular Reality is a collective formed by students, alumni and educators from the Fine Art departments at Goldsmiths University of London, Kingston School of Art, Manchester Metropolitan University and Middlesex University; with a commitment to building creative learning environments upon the values of equity and care. - Goldsmiths Anti-Racist Action
GARA, a Black and PoC led student group, occupied Deptford Town Hall for 137 days to protest lack of response to institutional racism on campus (12 March 2019).
- Anti-Racist Resourcesan introductory range of material on anti-racism, with a focus on art practice. Material has been arranged in loose sections to aid navigation, with an emphasis on audio-visual material, organisations and online content. If you would like to do more detailed reading, there are links to a number of longer reading lists, as well as links for support at Goldsmiths. The links to articles or books are often via the Goldsmiths Library, and you will need to sign in to access some of these e-resources.
- Black Lives MatterBlack Lives Matter reading list from Goldsmiths Library
- RESOURCE PORTAL ON ANTI-RACISM AND DECOLONIAL APPROACHES TO ART HISTORY AND VISUAL CULTUREThis portal contains hundreds of references arranged along subject, themes and media in eight bibliographies. It provides access to materials on anti-racist, postcolonial and decolonising art histories and is meant for anyone conducting research in those areas in art history or in visual or spatial culture. It is also meant to support academics in making meaningful change in their departments, their teaching and their research
- Surviving Art School: An Artist of Colour Tool KitA publication created by Collective Creativity, which came out of a workshop and lecture at Nottingham Contemporary; discussing race and politics in art schools today.
