S1E5: In this two part episode, we talk about POC representation in Western literature.
This is merely the start of an important conversation, and our discussion revolves around the trends we have seen around POC characters, the questions we have for POC and non-POC authors alike, and our hopes for the future of POC representation.
In Part 2, we discuss the limits of POC representation by POC authors that we currently see. We talk about the power of books and characters to perpetuate negative stereotypes about minority cultures, writing for the white gaze versus the POC gaze, and end by talking about our all time favourite POC characters.
Books Mentioned:
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir
A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir
Erotic Stories For Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jawal
The Good Immigrant edited by Nikesh Shukla
The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
The Trouble With Hating You by Sajni Patel
Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee
White Ivy by Susie Yang
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
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0:55 - POC Books We Didn't Like
15:43 - POC Authors Writing For the White Gaze
20:17 - What We Want to See in POC Books
23:05 - POC Books We're Excited About
26:07 - Favorite POC Characters
