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Jessica & the Revenge of the Librarian 💉 @mlisrevenge.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

JJ was a champion for both libraries and disabled folks (as well as the intersection of the two). I was lucky enough to work with him on accessibility of an organization we were members of and to later co-author a paper with him about that project. His loss is felt immensely. Thank you, JJ. 💙

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Disability in LIS journal @dislisjournal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In Memory of JJ Pionke: Librarian, LIS Educator, Disability Advocate, and Cat Lover The links to donate to the JJ Pionke Memorial Scholarship Fund or the Savil & Aiden Care Fund are coming soon. jj-pionke-memorial.org/in-loving-me...

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JJ Pionke Memorial Foundation

JJ Pionke - Librarian, LIS Educator, Disability Advocate, and Lover of Cats

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"JJ Pionke, librarian, library and information studies educator, and advocate for people with disabilities, has died." One of the best of us has left this world, moving on, I hope, to a kind of peace. JJ, you will be missed. Fiercely. jj-pionke-memorial.org/in-loving-me...

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In Loving Memory

JJ Pionke 1978 – 2026 JJ Pionke, librarian, library and information studies educator, and advocate for people with disabilities, has died. JJ was born in suburban Chicago to Wayne and Rita Pi…

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Boum @boum.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I did this very in-depth interview about living with a disability and making a graphic novel out of my experience, among other things!

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Academic Audio Transcription Ltd @aat-transcribes.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

We've been really privileged to transcribe Jess Schomberg @schomj.bsky.social's brilliant co-produced series of DisLis (Disability in Library & Information Studies) interviews. Here's a recent episode with the fantastic Dr Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social on Black Disability Politics:

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Interview with Dr. Sami Schalk on Black Disability Politics

JJ Pionke interviews Dr. Sami Schalk about her book Black Disability Politics, her creative process, her teaching, and her current research on pleasure activism.

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Disability in LIS journal @dislisjournal.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

JJ Pionke interviews Dr. Mimi Khúc about her books dear elia and Open in Emergency, how she incorporated care into her teaching during the chaotic early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the process and purpose of creating a tarot deck rooted in Asian American culture.

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Interview with Dr. Mimi Khúc on dear elia

JJ Pionke interviews Dr. Mimi Khúc about her books dear elia: Letters from the Asian American Abyss and Open in Emergency, how she deliberately incorporated care into her teaching during the chaotic e...

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Disability in LIS journal @dislisjournal.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Our unpredictable posting schedule remains unpredictable, but in the upcoming weeks you can look forward to new interviews featuring Mimi Khúc, Alex Brown, James & Lucy Catchpole, and Sami Schalk!

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Disability in LIS journal @dislisjournal.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

JJ interviews @nnedi.bsky.social on her books Death of the Author, Space Cat, and LaGuardia. They talk about the challenges of explaining disability, the lack of age diversity in books, the magic of the creative process, and cats. [Audio recording and transcript available]

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Interview with Dr. Nnedi Okorafor on Death of the Author

JJ Pionke interviews Nnedi Okorafor about her books Death of the Author, Space Cat, and LaGuardia. They talk about the challenges of explaining disability, the lack of age diversity in books, the magi...

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Disability in LIS journal @dislisjournal.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

JJ Pionke interviews Marieke Nijkamp about their books, focusing on the Splinter & Ash series. The interview also includes discussion about how creating art is an act of hope and why disability and gender diversity representation is so important.

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DisLIS interview with Marieke Nijkamp on Splinter & Ash

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Disability in LIS journal @dislisjournal.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Call for submissions - We are now open to academic articles, notes from the field (briefer and less formal than full articles), and creative works! cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol2/...

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Letter from the Editor v2

2025 updates from the editor of DisLIS.

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Disability in LIS journal @dislisjournal.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Call for submissions - We are now open to academic articles, notes from the field (briefer and less formal than full articles), and creative works! cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol2/...

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Letter from the Editor v2

2025 updates from the editor of DisLIS.

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Disability in LIS journal @dislisjournal.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

"it does a real disservice to our nuance as complete human beings to suggest that all of our thoughts + feelings about ourselves, our community, our world can be summarized, condensed into language that everyone will understand immediately....our lives are complex, our writing can also be complex. "

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Disability in LIS journal @dislisjournal.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

We interview J. Logan Smilges about their book Crip Negativity, discussing why disabled people deserve to have our lives theorized – how theory can work against simplistic stereotypes to better reflect the nuanced + complicated reality of our lives & the importance of building capacious communities.

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Interview with Dr. J. Logan Smilges on Crip Negativity

JJ Pionke and Jess Schomberg interview Dr. J. Logan Smilges about their book Crip Negativity, discussing why disabled people deserve to have our lives theorized – how theory can work against simplisti...

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Disability in LIS journal @dislisjournal.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Two new interviews coming out back-to-back this week! Rachel Thomas talks about her graphic memoir Shrink: Story of a Fat Girl J. Logan Smilges talks about their book Crip Negativity

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Disability in LIS journal @dislisjournal.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

"a critical part of our Mad creation practice was centering need, bodymind need, and creating a culture where we could ask and name the things that we would've otherwise suppressed+ white knuckled through... a space where that didn't have to happen, that violence didn't have to happen anymore."

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Disability in LIS journal @dislisjournal.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

JJ Pionke interviews Dr. Melanie Jones and Dr. Shayda Kafai about their new book Mad Scholars: Reclaiming and Reimagining the Neurodiverse Academy, rethinking the publishing process, who influenced their work, and building sustainable Mad communities.

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Interview with Melanie Jones and Shayda Kafai on Mad Scholars

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Disability in LIS journal @dislisjournal.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

We are now open for even more submissions! In addition to book reviews, we will now also be publishing academic articles and Notes from the Field (less formal, more blog) about library/archives work and disability cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol2/...

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Letter from the Editor v2

2025 updates from the editor of DisLIS.

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Disability in LIS journal @dislisjournal.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

author interview series (so far!) 1) Margaret Price on Crip Spacetime 2) Maria Sweeney on Brittle Joints 3) Nicola Griffith on Spear 4) Colleen S. Harris on Toothache in the Bone 5) Shayda Kafai on Crip Kinship 6) Ashley Shew on Against Technoableism cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/

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Disability in Libraries and Information Studies (DisLIS) | Journals | Minnesota State University, Mankato

<p><i>Disability in Libraries and Information Studies (DisLIS) </i> is an open access, multimedia journal run by information professionals who work in various types of information-oriented jobs. All m...

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Disability in LIS journal @dislisjournal.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Our most recent interview: JJ talks with @ashleyshoo.bsky.social about Against Technoableism, creativity and generative AI, technology tools that disabled people actually want versus what they're told to want, and why everyone needs a shower chair. [audio and transcript available for download]

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Interview with Dr. Ashley Shew on Against Technoableism

JJ Pionke interviews Dr. Ashley Shew about her book Against Technoableism, during which they discuss creativity and generative AI, technology tools that disabled people actually want versus what they'...

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Disability in LIS journal @dislisjournal.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

In this episode of the DisLIS Interview with an Author series, @jjpionke.bsky.social interviews @nicolaz.bsky.social about her book Spear, writing with disability, and the $41,000 bathtub. [audio and transcript available for download]

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Interview with Dr. Nicola Griffith on Spear

JJ Pionke interviews Dr. Nicola Griffith about her book Spear, writing with disability, and the $41,000 bathtub.

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Jess Schomberg @schomj.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

"the act of creating art and writing stories, especially as disabled Mad folks, [is a] really powerful act of agency and crafting ourselves outside of the stories that ableism, sanism, transphobia, racism, etc etc, have said about our bodyminds and what our worth is and what we can and cannot do."

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Dr. Colleen S. Harris 💙📚 #booksky #libraries #spoonie @warmaiden.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Honored to have been interviewed by the fantastic and insightful @jjpionke.bsky.social for @dislisjournal.bsky.social on my new #poetry collection Toothache in the Bone, which delves into grief, pain, & chronic illness #spoonie #disability #CripLib #booksky 📚☁️ 💙📚 #Skypoets

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Disability in LIS journal @dislisjournal.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

DisLIS interview with Eisner-nominated artist/author Maria Sweeney and accompanying review of the book Brittle Joints (interview) cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol2/... (review) cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/dislis/vol2/...

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Interview with Maria Sweeney on Brittle Joints

JJ Pionke interviews Maria Sweeney about her book Brittle Joints and her work process as a disabled artist.

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Disability in LIS journal @dislisjournal.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Disability in LIS Journal Seeking Peer Reviewers! Volunteer form, contact information, and links to related content are available here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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