--This post is a continuation of my reflection on "Why Writing the Other is Always Radical"-- Photo by Ricardo Cruz on Unsplash Representation matters. It's a movement, it's the #ownvoices hashtag, and it's been pushing institutions like the book publishing industry and Hollywood to find more diverse creators and to cast more diverse characters and …
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Why Writing the Other is Always Radical (Part I)
Photo by Ali Arif Soydaş on Unsplash Writing the other is an inherently political act, especially when the dominant culture wants to turn the other into a “them.” An “us” is a person of dignity with whom we can empathize and recognize as a human being. An “us” is someone we can relate to and …
Continue reading Why Writing the Other is Always Radical (Part I)
Matthew Rettino 