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While diversifying our #FVR #CI readers letās remember-white people writing ādiverseā characters isnāt the answer.
In āTears We Cannot Stopā Dr. Dyson details how white writers appropriate the culture and stories of POC.
I think his comments apply to us.
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In āTears We Cannot Stopā Dr. Dyson details how white writers appropriate the culture and stories of POC.
I think his comments apply to us.
#langchat
#WLbookaudit
White writers often āfail to see how other culturesātheir people, their ideas, their identitiesāhave always been treated as only fiction, have always been looted of their inherent value and forced to fit in to the schemes, worldviews, or novels of folkā
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ā...especially white folk... invested in denying their own privilege and power to treat these other cultures just as they pleased.ā
Like when #FVR novels drip w/White Gaze. When #CI readers mine other cultures for their most violent, sensational stories.
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Like when #FVR novels drip w/White Gaze. When #CI readers mine other cultures for their most violent, sensational stories.
#langchat
#WLbookaudit
It doesnāt matter how many stories with diverse characters you bring into your classroom if all of those stories portray the same narrative. #WLBookAudit #teach4ic
Yes. We want to diversify our book shelves, but if our attempts only introduce students to a single story, we may be doing more harm than good.
āThe single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.ā -Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I was inspired by this graphic to start tracking the books I read and use in my Spanish classroom. I want to invite other World Language teachers to join me! I'll be using the hashtag #WLBookAudit to share what I learn. #langchat
Here's a thread of what I've done so far.
Here's a thread of what I've done so far.
First, if you haven't read the article that accompanies the infographic, I highly recommend it. But one important update is this version uses broken mirrors to "illustrate the continued misrepresentation of the underrepresented communities"
Knowing how often underrepresented communities are misrepresented in literature, I make a conscious effort to include as many books #ownvoices authors as I can find. In WL circles we often call these #authres, although that term can be problematic(that's for another convo though)
