Pawley: Hegemony's Handmaid?

I certainly agreed with some of Pawley's points. For example, the dominant class will work hard to remain dominant; we should carefully consider the effects of corporate funding on libraries and LIS programs; many disciplines are over-concerned with becoming Sciences; more important than giving low-wage workers information age skills, we should ensure that no one earns a low wage.

The paper didn't persuade me of other points. Is LIS’ growing emphasis on technology an attempt to become a Science, or is it a recognition of technology's information-sharing value? Is the information age an intentional ploy by corporations to control information? LIS offers few courses with a class-based worldview; does that reflect the dominant class' agenda, or just the human tendency to focus on tangible gratification, the kind provided by the concrete, bite-sized outcomes of the managerial and pluralistic worldviews?

I guess I'm struggling to see the hegemonic invisible clearly. I appreciate the invitation to struggle, though, since I hadn’t considered looking for it in LIS before now.