In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—talk about diversity within diversity and what writers can learn from the concept of intersectionality.
More specifically, we talk about:
Some quotes from this week’s episode:
“Identity markers intersect - hence the term intersectionality - and how they intersect in a given space and time influences how they affect your place in society, the kinds of stereotypes that exist about you, the kinds of expectations people have of you, and so on, depending on the context you find yourself in.”
“When we’re writing inclusively and adding diverse characters to our fiction, it’s really important to look beyond what might seem the single most important identity marker for a character.”
“If you have a white male character and you decide to make them gay, you have to think through how that might affect anything else in their story and the story overall.”
“Good writing always includes characters that make sense when considering where they’re from, what they’ve encountered in their lives, what emotional baggage they acquired along the way, and so on. Adding this intersectional lens through that uncovering of who your character truly is and what they want and need just helps having a firm grasp on these characters.”
And here are the (re)sources we mentioned on the show:
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Season 1 Episode 10 - Racial and Gendered Language
Season 1 Episode 9 - Deborah Tannen, linguistics, and Peter Parker
Season 1 Episode 7 - Tokenism in Literature
Season 1 Episode 6 - Essentialism and Affirmative Myopia in Literature
Season 1 Episode 5 - How Does Representation Work for Writers?
Season 1 Episode 4 - The Fear of Cultural Appropriation
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