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Why Representation Matters: Symbolic Annihilation and Publishing

By Cole Bowman

May 19, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Why Representation Matters: Symbolic Annihilation and Publishing

Numerous scholars have dedicated their careers to understanding why it is that people need to see themselves represented in stories, so a format like this one could never adequately address (or even summarize) the complexities of the problem at hand. But these complexities shouldn’t deter us from the conversation, so I want to offer an explanation for one aspect of this problem in the hope that it will help equip anyone in a position to address issues of equity with a cogent reason why we should be actively providing more representation in publishing. This reason is symbolic annihilation.

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: diversity, inclusion, WeNeedDiverseBooks

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