Analyzing My Own Assumptions

We All Know What Assumptions Make...

Armato, John "Assume" (6/18/2008) via Flickr. Attribution 2.0 Generic Creative Commons License

I have my own biases and assumptions, and they influence how I see and interpret the author and their writing. I will answer key questions about my cultural views, and relate them to those of the context in which my text was written.

1. What cultural or societal values, beliefs, etc., do I share with the society or culture in which the text was written? Why have they endured?
• The culture of 2013 is very similar to today's culture of 2015. Values are mostly the same and have not changed. I share the belief that all beneficial information and resources should be equally available to individuals. This is an essential value in library culture, specifically and is widely accepted in American culture at large.
2. What cultural or social values, beliefs, etc., do I not share? Why not?
• I do not believe that schools libraries or any library should censor material that some people find offensive. If a text is relatable and defined as children's / young adult material, then there's no reason  that it should be banned from the shelves.
3. N/A
4. N/A

Reflection: After reading Chingiz and Ann's blog posts, I realized that there is quite a large amount of subject diversity for Project 2. We all have found fantastic topics that are unique to our majors and interests, and it's definitely made clear in our assumptions. This project is helping us delve into different areas of potential interest in our majors, while showing us how to culturally analyze and understand sources. As I go on in the process of completing the upcoming project, I plan to look at where my interests guide me, and make sure I don't create bias.