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The Sensitivity Reader podcast we will talk about the craft, business, and necessity of diverse stories in research, literature, and other media.
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Average audio length:
35 minutes
English
United States
11 episodes
since Feb. 25, 2020
episodic
explicit content
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On this episode, Erin Servais of Dot and Dash LLC and I compare and contrast beta and sensitivity reading, and discuss their work with Dot and Dash LLC and the Minneapolis writing community. We focus on some of the nuances of being a sensitivity reader, self-advocacy, and use make a case for sensit…
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"Science fiction is not predictive; it is descriptive."
-Ursula K. Le Guin, from the Introduction to The Left Hand of Darkness
Speculative Fiction includes anything and everything that pushes the boundaries of reality: surrealism, fabulism, horror, science fiction, fantasy, horror, magical real…
Join Eneri "Netty" Rodriguez and I for a discussion of representation in the 2019 experimental film, Knives and Skin directed by Jennifer Reeder. We talk feminist cliches, teen angst, and the power of representation in movies. Netty is an expert on gender, race, and horror and you do not want to mi…
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Part 2 of 2: South Asian writer and attorney, Maha Kamal and I talk about self-advocacy and creating and participating in alternative publishing platforms. Then we cover the importance of a strong writing community for marginalized people. Maha uses her background in diversity, equity…
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Part 1 of 2: South Asian writer and attorney, Maha Kamal talks about the short story collection she is working on. Including, what led her to write speculative fiction and the themes and characters in her stories. Other topics in this episode are: autofiction, historical figures in In…
In this episode, we discuss representation and tropes of trans women in books and television. In addition to talking about common tropes, Cara and I discuss what's missing from trans women's characters. We also talk about best practices for using pronouns and previous names in character flashbacks …
In this episode, I focus on dealing with mental illness in times of crisis as a creator and how to write more authentic mentally ill characters. I talk about my own mental health challenges and those of a character in my novel in progress. There are some mentions of suicidal ideation and medical ne…
In this episode, I am joined by Jesaka Long for a discussion on sex and sexuality in YA fiction. How explicit is too explicit? When is it okay to "fade to black" on a sex scene? Get answers to these questions and more as well as practical tips to improve your writing craft when it comes to sex for …
In this episode, we discuss the business and subtleties of sensitivity reading with our guest and fellow sensitivity reader, Joe Ponce. We talk about everything from when and how to credit a sensitivity reader, the costs and benefits of using one, and discuss different approaches to completing a se…
In this episode, we discuss disability representation in web comics and various other forms of media with special guest, Tab, The Happy Zoologist.
Find Tab on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehappyzoologist/
Media mentioned in this episode:
Out of the Blue by Ari https://tapas.io/series/O…
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