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Anna Culbertson

Librarianaculbertson@sdsu.eduorcid.org/0009-0007-4634-6671

Appointments

Biography

Anna W. Culbertson, MA, MSLIS, is the Head of Special Collections & University Archives at San Diego State University. She teaches classes about visual and textual media history, including art and literary movements, zines, diy publishing, and science fiction, among other topics, and enjoys challenging students' perceptions of the so-called achievements of the Digital Age. Her own research focuses on documenting and preserving counterhegemonic historical narratives and perspectives, with a particular emphasis on the former Soviet Union. She is currently investigating sources of American anti-communism and Russophobia.

Professional History
  • Head of Special Collections, 2012-Present
    Library, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, US
Education
  • MSLIS, 2009
    Palmer School of Library and Information Science, Long Island University, New York, NY, US
  • MA, French, 2007
    European Languages and Literatures, Queens College, CUNY, Queens, NY, US

Profile updated June 27, 2026.

Scholarship

Academic Publications

Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies, 2024, journal article

Academic Conferences

Colaboraciones internacionales de bibliotecas para apoyar las necesidades de información de los usuarios
VIII Foro Itinerante de la RUIO, Desafios para las unidades de informacion, 2022, conference paper
It's Alive!: Comics and the Arts Visibility Initiative at SDSU.
Pamela Jackson; Anna Culbertson; Michael Lapins; Katie Stapko; Markel Tumlin; Wil Weston
Comic Arts Conference, Comic-Con, 2014, conference poster
I Like My Books With Pictures: Comics in Academic Libraries, the SDSU Way.
San Diego Comic Fest, 2013, conference poster