Representation & Appropriation in Publishing

— Last checked April 8, 2024, by Setav Kamal, Langara College Library & Information Technology practicum student

The Basics

• Elliott, Alicia. “On Seeing and Being Seen: The Difference Between Writing With Empathy and Writing With Love.” Room Magazine.  Read Article
• Johnson, Maisha Z. “What’s Wrong with Cultural Appropriation? These 9 Answers Reveal Its Harm.” everyday feminism, Jun. 14, 2015. Read Article
  
• VPFO, “WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO APPRECIATE VS. APPROPRIATE CULTURE?” UBC, Oct. 27, 2021. A look at the difference between cultural appreciation and cultural appropriation from the Vice President Finance & Operations Portfolio. Read Article

A Deeper Dive

• Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi. “The Danger of a Single Story.” YouTube, uploaded by TED, Oct. 7, 2009. Watch Video
• Chau Bradley, Helen. “Words of (Dis)Comfort: On the Luxuries and Limitations of Reading While White.” Carte Blanche, Mar. 7, 2019. Read Article
• Crenshaw, Kimberlé. “The Urgency of Intersectionality.” YouTube, uploaded by TED, Dec. 7, 2016. Watch Video
• The Ethics of Cultural Appropriation. Edited by James O. Young, Conrad G. Brunk. Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. Read Partial Copy | Find in a Library
• Ganguly, Anjita. “Diversity in Publishing: The  Need for Inclusivity.” Exceller Books, Dec. 30, 2023. Read Blog
• Gonsalez, Marcos Santiago. “When ‘Good Writing’ Means ‘White Writing’.” Electric Literature, Nov. 1, 2017. Read Article
  
• Leduc, Amanda. “When All Your Faves Are Problematic.” Open Book, Feb. 26, 2019. Read Article
• McGrath, Laura B. “Comping White.” Los Angeles Review of Books, Jan. 21, 2019. Read Article
• Minosh Pyle, Kai. “CanLit, AmLit—NishLit? Rematriating Indigenous Literature Beyond Borders.” Carte Blanche, Feb. 7, 2019. Read Article
  
• Ng, Celeste. “Why I Don’t Want to Be the Next Amy Tan.” HuffPost, Mar. 18, 2010. Read Article
• Nunnally, Mya. “7 Casually Racist Things That White Authors Do.” BOOK RIOT, Feb. 3, 2018. Read Article 
  
• Statement from the TWUC Equity Task Force in Response to WRITE MAGAZINE editorial “Winning the Appropriation Prize.” Writers Union, May 15, 2017. Read Statement 
  • Schilling, Vincent. “Write What You Don’t Know: Write Magazine Editor Resigns after Cultural Article.” Indian Country Today, May 10, 2017. Read Article Contains copy of original editorial.
    
• Whittaker, Alison. “White critics don’t know how to deal with the golden age of Indigenous stories.” The Guardian, Mar. 15, 2019. Read Article
• Writing the Other: Resources and classes to be more inclusive in writing.  Visit Site

Style Guides

• Conscious Style Guide. Visit Site
• Diversity Style Guide. Visit Site
• NABJ Style Guide. National Association of Black Journalists. Visit Site
• Younging, Gregory. Elements of Indigenous Style. Brush Education, Feb. 2018. More Info | Find in a Library