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Melissa Adler is an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Chair in Media Studies and Library and Information Science (Doctoral) at the University of Western Ontario's Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS). She holds a prominent role in shaping interdisciplinary research at the intersection of critical classification studies, gender and sexuality studies, and American studies. Her work critiques systemic inequities in library and archival systems, emphasizing repair and justice in knowledge organization.
Her research explores how classification systems perpetuate colonialism, racism, and ableism through projects like Useful + Beautiful, funded by SSHRC, which reimagines inclusive knowledge systems. She has published extensively, including her forthcoming book Peculiar Satisfaction: Thomas Jefferson and the Mastery of Subjects (Fordham UP, 2025) and Cruising the Library (2017), which examines LGBTQ+ representation in Library of Congress classifications.
- Education: Not explicitly stated in text, but inferred through her academic role.
- Grants: SSHRC Insight Grant (2019).
- Projects: Collaborations with Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies and Art Libraries Journal.
Dr. Adler's pedagogical work integrates critical theory into LIS education, teaching courses like Informing and Unforming Colonial Imaginaries. She advocates for reparative practices in cataloging and has mentored students such as Greg Nightingale.
