DDW S2 Ep11 – Writing Interracial and Intercultural relationships

In this episode of Doing Diversity in Writing, we—Bethany and Mariëlle—scratch the surface of an incredibly broad topic: writing interracial and intercultural relationships.    What we talked about That writing relationships between characters of different races and cultures is really not that different from writing relationships between characters who are not exactly the same for other reasons Questions to ask yourself and things to keep in mind when crafting interracial and intercultural relationships in your writing A ton of examples in which interracial and intercultural relationships are depicted well and convincingly (Re)sources mentioned on the show Payne Erskin’s The Mountain Girl: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11084308-the-mountain-girl  Disney’s Pocahontas: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114148  Stargate SG-1: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118480 The Karate Kid (1984): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087538 The Karate Kid (2010): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1155076 Kim’s Convenience: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5912064 Bend It Like Beckham: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286499 Blinded by the Light: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8266310 Sarfraz Mansoor’s Greetings from Bury Park: Race, Religion, and Rock N Roll: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001V7U6LE The Grand Budapest Hotel: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2278388 Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give: https://angiethomas.com/the-hate-u-give Benjamin Alire Saenz’s The Inexplicable Logic of My Life: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23447923-the-inexplicable-logic-of-my-life Kim Dare’s Axel’s Pup: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21522467-axel-s-pup The Marvel Cinematic Universe: https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Timeline  Cassandra Clare’s Shadowhunter series: https://shadowhunters.com Never Have I Ever: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10062292 Bright: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5519340 Bridgerton: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8740790  Young Royals: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14664414  Bethany’s Editing Your Novel's Structure: Tips, Tricks, and Checklists to Get You From Start to Finish: https://theartandscienceofwords.com/new-book-for-authors   This week’s episode page can be found here: https://representationmatters.art/2022/03/29/s2e11    Subscribe to our newsletter here and get out Doing Diversity in Writing Toolkit, including our Calm the F*ck Down Checklist and Cultural Appropriation Checklist: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/r3p6g8    As always, we’d love for you to join the conversation by filling out our questionnaires.    Our Doing Diversity in Writing – Writer Questionnaire can be filled in at https://forms.gle/UUEbeEvxsdwk1kuy5   Our Doing Diversity in Writing – Reader Questionnaire can be filled in at https://forms.gle/gTAg4qrvaCPtqVJ36  Don’t forget, you can find us at https://representationmatters.art, on https://www.facebook.com/doingdiversityinwriting, and on https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtHfIaeylIgbAWVy3E66lmw