![]() ![]() It is also extremely important to give more than a superficial rendition of a character’s culture/identity if you want to confront and explore themes of race, classism, and the power dynamics that arise from a character’s identity, you have to be willing to do thorough research. If you are a white author writing a BIPOC perspective, it is important to understand the nuances of that lived experienced and recognize the ways in which unconscious biases (and unconscious racism) can show up in your interpretation of that character. And it’s even more important to recognize the ways in which representation-however well-intentioned-can read as incredibly insensitive if not fully researched, understood, and approached correctly. ![]() It’s more important now than ever to see diverse characters and stories being told through a positive lens, rather than damaging bias. A Deadly Education is a 2020 fantasy novel written by American author Naomi Novik following Galadriel 'El' Higgins, a half-Welsh, half-Indian sorceress, who must survive to graduation while controlling her destructive abilities at the fabled school of black magic, the Scholomance. While I don’t believe either author intentionally sought to evoke such vitriol with their books, both situations have illuminated an important conversation that needs to be had on representation in fiction. ![]()
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