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Doing Diversity in Writing

Bethany A. Tucker & Mariëlle S. Smith

How do we write diverse characters in fiction? What are the do’s and don’ts of writing race, gender, ethnicity, class, sexuality, religion, origin, ability, age, appearance, and so on? Join Bethany A. Tucker and Mariëlle S. Smith as they explore why representation matters and how we, as writers and editors, can do better.

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Season 1 Episode 11 - Not All Descriptions Are...

Doing Diversity in Writing ·

2021/12/09

In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—conclude our conversation about marking the unmarked by discussing description. In this third episode on the topic, we discuss: marking and unmarking in terms of description the Twilight series and the problematic use of dark and light why we, as writers, have to consistently ask ourselves what the outcome is of the descriptive choices we make Some quotes from this week’s episode: “Describing things as good or bad,

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Season 1 Episode 10 - Racial and Gendered Language

Doing Diversity in Writing ·

2021/12/02

In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—continue our conversation about marking the unmarked. In this second episode on marking the unmarked, we discuss: the importance of being conscious about the language you use AND how you use it that language is forever changing and we need to keep up with it how the gendered (and racial, etc.) use of language demonstrates the inequality of language how conscious use of gendered (and racial, etc.) language can elevate your

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Season 1 Episode 9 - Deborah Tannen, linguistics, and...

Doing Diversity in Writing ·

2021/11/25

In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—talk about marking the unmarked. It’s the first episode of three on the topic. In this first episode on marking the unmarked, we discuss: what we mean by “marked” and “unmarked” how conscious marking and unmarking in our stories make us better writers the “Everyman” archetype in literature how the “unmarked” in Western society is slowly losing that privilege and how uncomfortable that is for them Some quotes from this

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Season 1 Episode 8 - Diversity Within Diversity

Doing Diversity in Writing ·

2021/11/18

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: how Kimberlé Crenshaw came to coin the term ‘intersectionality’ Black Lives Matter as an example of an organization that does diversity within diversity right intersectionality as a lens that helps you see how each individual character is made up of different identity markers and how these

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Season 1 Episode 7 - Tokenism in Literature

Doing Diversity in Writing ·

2021/11/10

In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—talk about the third common pitfall when representing diverse characters: tokenism. More specifically, we talk about: what tokenism is and why it is problematic why characters such as JK Rowling’s Cho Chang are the perfect example of tokenism the custom of turning diverse characters into token sidekicks or “bit-players” how Cassandra Clare avoids tokenism in her Shadowhunter series strategies to prevent tokenism in your

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Season 1 Episode 6 - Essentialism and Affirmative...

Doing Diversity in Writing ·

2021/11/04

In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—talk about two very common pitfalls when representing diverse characters: essentialism and affirmative myopia. More specifically, we talk about: what essentialism is and what makes it problematic the fact that a lot of stereotypes that persist today are based on pseudo-scientific practices we don’t consider science anymore what affirmative myopia is and why we need to avoid it how the movies Stonewall (2015) and Carol (2015)

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Season 1 Episode 5 - How Does Representation Work for...

Doing Diversity in Writing ·

2021/10/28

In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—talk about how representation actually works. We talk about: at representation is about who we make visible and who are rendered invisible because of those decisions why minority voices are automatically amplified when they are represented that representation is not just about who is present within works of fiction but also about HOW they are present why shoehorning diverse characters into your work isn’t the answer Netflix’s

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Season 1 Episode 4 - The Fear of Cultural Appropriation

Doing Diversity in Writing ·

2021/10/21

In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—talk about the fear of cultural appropriation. More specifically, we talk about: How we define cultural appropriation The difference between cultural appropriation and cultural exchange Assassin’s Creed III vs. Disney’s Pocahontas, and why Assassin’s Creed III does it better than Pocahontas did The “So sorry about colonialism” narrative Marvel’s Black Panther, and why the museum scene made Mariëlle say “Fuck yes!” aloud in the

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Season 1 Episode 3 - Common Fears and Frustrations

Doing Diversity in Writing ·

2021/10/14

Show notes episode 3 – Common fears and frustrations In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—discuss some of the fears and frustrations that might come up when writing diverse characters. More specifically, we talk about the following fears: Representing someone in the wrong way… …and why that shouldn’t keep us from trying Taking someone else’s voice away by trying to speak for them… …and where we stand in the Own Voices vs. Allies debate Misrepresenting your own

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Season 1 - Episode 2 – Diversity and Representation...

Doing Diversity in Writing ·

2021/10/07

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: the fact some characters are overrepresented while others are severely underrepresented in fiction positive, and less positive, examples from our childhood and adult reading Mariëlle’s #ownvoices project My Voice, My Story some of the reasons our literary canon is the

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Season 1 Episode 1 - Introduction

Doing Diversity in Writing ·

2021/09/29

In this first episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany A. Tucker and Mariëlle S. Smith—talk about why we started this podcast, what our goals are for the show, and what topics we will be discussing in our first season and beyond. We also talk about: who this podcast is for—fiction writers wanting to write characters who aren’t like them in one or multiple ways our personal experiences with diversity and how these influenced both our writing and editing why we need to have a

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