tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post1930437903525847596..comments2024-01-13T21:31:23.388-05:00Comments on Reading While White: RWW Interviews: Laura M. JiménezReading While Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07807138877345669931noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-68571103204566057712017-01-13T09:44:56.515-05:002017-01-13T09:44:56.515-05:00RE: Wonder's popularity. I think a lot of adul...RE: Wonder's popularity. I think a lot of adults embrace the "choose kind" message because nobody wants to have their world view challenged. We see that play out in lots of situations today, especially through social media. At the slightest criticism of an establishment author or illustrator, someone will rush in to remind us to be kind. K T Horninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04505891463218329510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-59995640967197102842017-01-12T07:58:14.371-05:002017-01-12T07:58:14.371-05:00"It's all on us" ... such a heady an..."It's all on us" ... such a heady and heavy truth. I've gotten (mostly) positive feedback on the interview and I'm going to hang on to that. Thanks Ashley for reminding all of us that we are far from powerless. <br />ibi, I'm not an author but I, too, find it increasingly hard to separate identity issues from my scholarship. I finally stopped pretending that I could and it has been a relief for me.<br />Allie, yeah. <br />KT - I had heard that somewhere before but none of my students, nor myself, have ever seen Auggie as anything other than White. We talk about why (WHY!?!?!?) Wonder is so popular. The general consensus is that the book does not challenge the reader to reflect on themselves. When pushed, a few who came in with lots of Wonder love admitted that the book didn't change them or their views. Instead, it affirmed their already held beliefs and actions. <br />Thanks for the opportunity.<br />LauraAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907873452918593339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-84771567594655427432017-01-11T14:22:04.157-05:002017-01-11T14:22:04.157-05:00Great interview! Laura, I'm really interested ...Great interview! Laura, I'm really interested in how you pair WONDER and OUT OF MY MIND. That's brilluant! Do your students ever see any aspects of Latinx culture in Augie? The author has claimed his mother is Brazilian. (The author herself is Colombian.) Also do you discuss the implications of WONDER being a best seller? I always wonder if it would have been a best seller if the main character had been Agosto and Palacios had infused the story with Latinx culture.K T Horninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04505891463218329510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-61477149896237587682017-01-11T14:21:09.453-05:002017-01-11T14:21:09.453-05:00Just gotta say that I totally agree. I was lucky ...Just gotta say that I totally agree. I was lucky enough to do get to talk to Dr. Jimenez, and I am so grateful for her honesty. I'm challenged to sit with these two truths--that she can, completely validly, resent RWW for the automatic traffic and attention and credibility we gain by virtue of our Whiteness, and also be glad that we're doing what we're doing--and hold onto them both as we go forward. I'm so thankful to Edi for asking us to do this interview series in the first place, and to all our friends and allies.Allie Jane Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10322238221808680397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-608313059644445502017-01-11T09:01:40.000-05:002017-01-11T09:01:40.000-05:00Thank you for this, especially that last paragraph...Thank you for this, especially that last paragraph, which is why I've chosen to publish two posts with RWW (and thank you for that). As an author, I'm finding it increasingly hard to separate the work that's required to promote literacy and critical thinking from art-making. Ibi Zoboihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043600411228382295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9160636034192691079.post-25157149100360420252017-01-10T11:42:10.945-05:002017-01-10T11:42:10.945-05:00This. All of it. Fantastic insights, especially th...This. All of it. Fantastic insights, especially that last one. I feel like I'm constantly calling on White authors (on Twitter) or wherever, to LISTEN and learn, receive feedback, and grow from it. I've benefited tremendously from Debbie's wisdom and from other folks intervening to make stereotypes, misinformation, and appropriation visible. We should revise and reenvision the figured worlds of children's lit. It's on us all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com