tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post43277007570178937..comments2024-03-15T12:14:33.129+00:00Comments on Biblibio: WITMonth 2020 | Preparations and my reading planMeytal Radzinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805413335735169073noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-7214544830291694192020-08-01T19:29:19.888+01:002020-08-01T19:29:19.888+01:00Hi! There is absolutely no expectation or requirem...Hi! There is absolutely no expectation or requirement to participate in WITMonth, it is literally enough to just think about the issue or be interested or whatever! Anything goes and <i>every</i> reader is welcome to participate however they like. :)Meytal Radzinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805413335735169073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-77969012176788272742020-08-01T18:18:12.284+01:002020-08-01T18:18:12.284+01:00This seems a great reading event and I'd love ...This seems a great reading event and I'd love to participate in it. Could you please let me know how to participate in it: Do we do a sign up post? Link the books read over here? Thanks.neerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986509319841061021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-62558653034914522522020-07-28T18:52:17.765+01:002020-07-28T18:52:17.765+01:00Wonderful post!!! I've been making a point to ...Wonderful post!!! I've been making a point to read more diverse with emphasis on non-white authors myself. I tend to pcik womxn authors to begin with but have not yet looked at how my breakdown for non-English speakers is within that group. This WIT challenge is right up my ally for August. ichlesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938852013276199813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-76160864495186686962020-06-26T16:44:25.052+01:002020-06-26T16:44:25.052+01:00Ah, I missed that! I'll add it a bit later whe...Ah, I missed that! I'll add it a bit later when I get the chance, thank you! :)Meytal Radzinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805413335735169073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-62070822599748828922020-06-26T15:52:05.214+01:002020-06-26T15:52:05.214+01:00Hi, great post, will be following with interest - ...Hi, great post, will be following with interest - you might want to add Brenda Lozano's Loop to your list - published autumn last year, Mexican - I couldn't see it on the spreadsheet. <br />From one reader of the world to another!Imogenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636356854607870898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-39632118184782018372020-06-20T15:54:34.392+01:002020-06-20T15:54:34.392+01:00Oh sure, that's quite clear! I was just wonde...Oh sure, that's quite clear! I was just wondering what your thoughts were on this particular point. You're right that Latin American literature tends to get a bit more exposure, at least in the US. But it's still not much.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-70427278107862557082020-06-18T06:14:41.578+01:002020-06-18T06:14:41.578+01:00First, I hope it's clear that I don't expe...First, I hope it's clear that I don't expect similar reading plans of everyone! Every reader is always free to do what works for them, I really don't want folks to feel pressure just because of my own reading plans... Even just thinking about WITMonth and engaging with the concept is huge. No pressure, seriously!!!<br /><br />But specifically re: South America/Eurocentricity... Of course there's an imbalance there as well, but to me it doesn't feel nearly as massive as the ones from other countries/regions. The same can be said of East Asian countries - Japan and South Korea have been particularly successful in exporting brilliant (and popular/successful) women writers in translation. It's not that they don't face an uphill battle - they do! - but other women writers aren't even getting that *potential* stage. I'll likely be talking about this (as well as going a little more in depth as to which women writers are most easily "packaged" for an international audience...) a bit more during August itself. And I will be discussing some South/Latin American women writers as well, but through the lens of this exact question. :) Meytal Radzinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805413335735169073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-30728564438283567192020-06-18T02:43:28.062+01:002020-06-18T02:43:28.062+01:00Sounds good. I can't get in to work this summ...Sounds good. I can't get in to work this summer, so I have to go with what's already on my TBR piles, and I have five; I don't think I'll be able to read that many, really. Two are South American writers, so I'm curious as to whether you'd call those Eurocentric -- since they write in Spanish -- or what. Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-87579996128152027452020-06-13T17:12:48.916+01:002020-06-13T17:12:48.916+01:00Good call. I have my reading plans for August a li...Good call. I have my reading plans for August a little bit set but will see what I can do about WIT. LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.com