Diversity in First Year Scots Law Reading Lists: Decolonising & Diversifying the Library

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This session reviews the diversity of authors named in reading lists for comparable first year undergraduate courses at five Scottish Law schools. The short report which is the focus of this talk explores relevant literature and methodologies to consider whether the authorship of texts used for teaching are representative of the profession or student body. Following the report’s findings, recommendations for the development of a more diverse pool of resources are identified. This session will end with a short overview of steps the Academic Support Librarian team are taking to provide support to staff who are keen to begin the process of diversifying their own reading lists.

This session is the first of three in a series of Decolonising and Diversifying the Library Lunchtime Seminars, presented by the ASL team at the University of Edinburgh in July 2022.

Presented: 06/07/2022 by SarahLouise McDonald ([email protected])

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Diversity in First Year Scots Law Reading Lists: Decolonising & Diversifying the Library

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