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Sep 12, 2024 · The reality of restricted resources for storytelling has formed part of the argument and anger over cultural appropriation. A critic of writerly appropriation might say, “Give to the rightful owner of the story the access they need to do the telling.”
- Susan Beth Miller
doubt the possibility of accurate cultural appropriation in literature. Appropriation most commonly appears in literature as “subject appropriation,” a term explained by James O. Young in “Profound Offense and Cultural Appropriation.”
- Wendy Meza
- 2020
Mar 2, 2022 · In this paper, we reject this distinction – at least in the context of cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation – and much of the debate that has come to depend on it. We defend the view that ‘cultural appropriation’ is already built into ‘cultural appreciation’.
- Inclusive Fiction
- Do Your homework. Research, Research, Research.
- Identify bias.
- Talk to people.
- Be mindful.
- Recognize That You Don’T Always Know What You Don’T know.
- Get A Sensitivity Read.
- Expand Your Network.
- Read Writing The Otherby Nisi Shawl and Cynthia Ward
- Take Cynthia Leitich Smith’s Advice and Read 100 Books.
In an effort to ensure that fiction doesn’t misrepresent any given culture, sensitivity readers and inclusive fiction teachers have taken on the role of ensuring that the fiction being shared with the world is responsible and accurate. Sensitivity readers look over one’s work and make sure that their work accurately represents the community or iden...
Don’t come from a place of ignorance, be responsible, and make sure to inform yourself. Find some way to get the information about the community that you’re trying to portray from a source that isn’t biased. Research involves everything from reading books by writers from the culture you’re trying to portray to actually talking to people from an ide...
We all have stereotypical understandings of other identities based on the stereotypical foundations of our culture. It all starts with identifying the basic stereotypes that you’ve been fed so that then you can leave them behind. J.K. Rowling’s recent work, History of Magic in North America, is an example of irresponsible fiction writing that recei...
Talking to people from that culture can be hard especially for introverted or shy writers, but you have to talk to people in order to understand the community at all. Do your due diligence and get feedback, input, and notes from the culture you’re writing about.
Part of the reason why some people have these negative and harmful things in their writing is because they don’t know any better. It’s not about censorship, it’s about being mindful about what you’re putting out. Mary Robinette Kowal is an American sci-fi/fantasy novelist who wrote about deciding to put an end to her book. By being mindful of her p...
Huh? That’s confusing, I know. What I mean is that even if you think you understand the issues around representational fiction and diversity, you should recognize that you don’t necessarily know it all. Be aware that you always have a lot to learn. It’s not meant to overwhelm you, instead, it’s meant to make you stop and think.
Once you’ve actually created a piece of fiction, get a sensitivity reader to look over your work to make sure there aren’t things that you missed in your research that can only be played out from someone of the identity you’re trying to portray. A sensitivity reader will critique your work to check if you’re being sensitive about the community you’...
Try to get more than one opinion because no one person from an identity is a modelist and not everyone is going to think the same exact way. Send a call out and go through your networks and your extended networks. It may never have occurred to someone who is an expert to do a sensitivity read, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t have insight into...
It’s not expensive, it’s short, and it’s a really good primer. This book provides various workshop techniques and exercises to help writers create accurate characters with different identities that are not offensive or stereotypical. It also offers advice on writing about identities beyond race such as orientation, age, ability, religion, and sex. ...
In this article, Smith says that if you want to write about any culture, then you need to read 100 books by people from that culture. If you read 100 books from a certain group, you’re going to have a deeper understanding of that group and a changed perspective. They can be fiction, nonfiction, picture books, etc. — they don’t all have to be novels...
In the past year, a supposedly white and elitist publishing establishment has found itself accused of producing literature that hacks into others’ cultures, perpetuates stereotypes and buries the true voice of diverse ethnic and cultural groups.
There are, however, aspects of borrowing and appropriation that are more problematic, raising ethical questions about who has the right to speak for or on behalf of others or indeed to access, and potentially rewrite, cultural heritage.
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Apr 3, 2023 · The literature on cultural appropriation identifies two distinct forms of cultural exchange under conditions of asymmetrical power relations: assimilation and exploitation (Rogers 2006). Assimilation is when members of a less powerful group (e.g., immigrants) use the elements of a more powerful group (e.g., indigenes).
