Episode 2 – Diversity and representation in fiction
In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—explain why a conversation about diversity and representation in fiction is necessary.
We also talk about:
Some quotes from this week’s episode:
“It’s about being able to recognize yourself in the people around you, whether you meet them on the page, on the screen, in the park.”
“Are there no books that made you open your mind to something or turned your whole world upside down? Stories that made you feel understood, that made you feel less alone, that helped you keep going when you didn’t know how to?”
“Not seeing something can create a void, but if we do see something and that something is a negative or highly stereotypical, then there we have another problem.”
Here are the (re)sources we mentioned on the show:
And you can find this week’s bonus material here: https://representationmatters.art/2021/10/07/episode2/
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