![]() ![]() When I finally had the capacity to do this project, I seized the opportunity!Īnd I had a couple very helpful librarians who helped connect me with books and films that spoke to me, inspired me and gave me some sort of roadmap for my future. I had known for years that the American Library Association offered Carnegie-Whitney Grants for librarians (huge thanks to them) to research and create bibliographic tools on our choice of topic. I wanted to make a resource that would make it easier for librarians and library users to identify films that speak to QTPOC experiences without all of the searching in vain and disappointment that I experienced. In the rare occasions when I did find something, I would watch those films on repeat (I literally wore out the Seattle Public Library’s VHS copy of All God’s Children, a documentary about overcoming homophobia in Black communities – I should probably apologize). But it was hard not to notice how infrequently I saw anything even resembling my life reflected in the medium…and I searched hard. ![]() MM: Since I was a teenager, I’ve just been the biggest cinema geek. I hope the website will be used by library patrons seeking to see aspects of their lives reflected on screen, by those hoping to learn about the diverse experiences of others, and certainly by librarians who make collections decisions and value a diverse film collection to better serve their users. This site highlights some of the most exemplary films exploring lived experiences of those who have all too frequently been missing from those narratives, even as queer culture and queer media move closer to the mainstream. In the vast majority of LGBTQ+ themed films, QTPOC are sidelined, one-dimensional, comic relief, or simply invisible. MM: The website presents an annotated bibliography (or, really, filmography) of the very best American films that center on stories of queer and trans people of color (QTPOC). ![]() She holds an MLIS from Dominican University and a BA in journalism from Roosevelt University.ĪRB: Can you tell us more about " An Intersectional Lens: Towards a Queer and Trans People of Color (QTPOC) Film Canon"? She is currently a part-time Reference/World Languages Librarian at Prospect Heights Public Library District (IL) as well as a member of several local, state, and ALA committees, including the ALA Publishing Committee, which administers the Carnegie-Whitney Grant. He is interviewed here by Anjelica Rufus-Barnes (she/her/hers), a 2016 Spectrum Scholar and member of the Spectrum Advisory Committee. Mungin is a recipient of the 2018 Carnegie-Whitney Grant for his project An Intersectional Lens: Towards a Queer and Trans People of Color (QTPOC) Film Canon. He completely missed the boat on Spectrum 10 years ago and says it’s one of his greatest professional regrets, but he makes sure to mention it to all PoC thinking of entering the profession. Mungin's professional interests include virtual reference assessment, EDI assessment and accountability in the library profession and, of course, media librarianship. ![]() His core librarian duties include instruction, outreach, collections and reference. He received his MLIS from the University of Washington in 2010 and was Psychology Librarian/Associate Professor at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA from 2011 to 2017 before returning to the Pacific Northwest. Michael Mungin (he/him/his) is a Research and Instruction Librarian serving University of Washington-Bothell and Cascadia College in Bothell, WA, about 15 minutes north of Seattle. ![]()
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