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From: K.T. Horning <horning_at_education.wisc.edu>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 12:29:53 -0600
Whew! I just got through all the messages that came in over the weekend on CCBC-Net.
I know that the discussion this weekend veered off the topic of "How I Became a Ghost" and that's fine. It is, after all, part of the subtext of nearly any discussion of multicultural literature. On Feb 22, however, Sarah Hamburg posted a wonderful message that brought the discussion back to "How I Became a Ghost." I really do encourage you to go back and read Sarah's entire thoughtful post about the book. It is eloquent and enlightening.
We know from experience that passions often run high in any discussion of multicultural literature. I appreciate that this discussion has, for the most part, been civil. I appreciate that so many people of color have been willing to lend their own voices and experiences to this discussion. The diversity of opinion and experiences greatly enrich any discussion, particularly one on this topic. These are complex issues and there is not always a right or wrong answer. I appreciate that, when there is disagreement on an issue, we can amiably agree to disagree.
Thanks to our colleagues in publishing for adding their voices to this critical discussion. It helps us all as readers to understand what some of the challenges are. A special thank you to Debbie Reese for lending her expertise throughout the week. I just sat in this morning on a class led by my colleague, Aaron Bird Bear, who was speaking to a class of undergraduate Education students about evaluating Native literature. He cited Debbie's blog as a critical resource for people who are just learning about some of the issues that come up in books by and/or about Native peoples.
This final week of our discussion we will be talking about Eric Gansworth's novel, "If I Ever Get Out of Here." I hope you have had a chance to find it and read it so you will be ready to talk about it, and post any questions for Eric, who will be responding to them later in the week.
And before we go further, a big THANK YOU once again to Tim Tingle, for his participation in our discussion and, most of all, for writing such an amazing book.
--KT
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 12:29:53 -0600
Whew! I just got through all the messages that came in over the weekend on CCBC-Net.
I know that the discussion this weekend veered off the topic of "How I Became a Ghost" and that's fine. It is, after all, part of the subtext of nearly any discussion of multicultural literature. On Feb 22, however, Sarah Hamburg posted a wonderful message that brought the discussion back to "How I Became a Ghost." I really do encourage you to go back and read Sarah's entire thoughtful post about the book. It is eloquent and enlightening.
We know from experience that passions often run high in any discussion of multicultural literature. I appreciate that this discussion has, for the most part, been civil. I appreciate that so many people of color have been willing to lend their own voices and experiences to this discussion. The diversity of opinion and experiences greatly enrich any discussion, particularly one on this topic. These are complex issues and there is not always a right or wrong answer. I appreciate that, when there is disagreement on an issue, we can amiably agree to disagree.
Thanks to our colleagues in publishing for adding their voices to this critical discussion. It helps us all as readers to understand what some of the challenges are. A special thank you to Debbie Reese for lending her expertise throughout the week. I just sat in this morning on a class led by my colleague, Aaron Bird Bear, who was speaking to a class of undergraduate Education students about evaluating Native literature. He cited Debbie's blog as a critical resource for people who are just learning about some of the issues that come up in books by and/or about Native peoples.
This final week of our discussion we will be talking about Eric Gansworth's novel, "If I Ever Get Out of Here." I hope you have had a chance to find it and read it so you will be ready to talk about it, and post any questions for Eric, who will be responding to them later in the week.
And before we go further, a big THANK YOU once again to Tim Tingle, for his participation in our discussion and, most of all, for writing such an amazing book.
--KT
-- Kathleen T. Horning Director Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) 4290 Helen C. White Hall 600 N. Park St Madison, WI 53706 http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc horning_at_education.wisc.edu 608-263-3721 (phone) 608-262-4933 (fax) --- You are currently subscribed to ccbc-net as: ccbc-archive_at_post.education.wisc.edu. To post to the list, send message to: ccbc-net_at_lists.wisc.edu To receive messages in digest format, send a message to... ccbc-net-request_at_lists.wisc.edu ...and include only this command in the body of the message: set ccbc-net digest CCBC-Net Archives The CCBC-Net archives are available to all CCBC-Net listserv members. The archives are organized by month and year. A list of discussion topics (including month/year) is available at http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ccbcnet/archives.asp To access the archives, go to: http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/ccbc-net and enter the following: username: ccbc-net password: Look4PostsReceived on Mon 24 Feb 2014 12:30:14 PM CST
