(no subject)

[dreamer_easy]

I do believe that International Blog Against Racism Week is coming up in August, so there's plenty of time for my mad plan: ask you all to read one book (or watch one movie) and then review it during the week.

I have dozens of relevant books around here, and there are plenty of movies and documentaries, all of which I'd love to review, but there's never enough hours in the day. But if a bunch of people read/watch one thing each and then give their thoughts on it, I reckon that'd be a great contribution - bringing books and films to peoples' attention, sparking discussion, etc.

Pretty much anything that seems relevant is fair game, fiction or non-fiction. Posts in past ibarw have covered a broad range of topics, including anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and Whiteness (I might do a posting about Watching the English amongst the other stuff :-)

Life's busy; I'm not going to ask you to sign up or anything. If you don't think you'll have time, you could leave a suggestion here for a book or movie which you enjoyed or found thought-provoking.

Comments

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

1. Eeeeee! Awesome.

2. Where by better read you mean I have read more children's and young adult novels than anybody else in the world, including probable actual children. No, no, please recommend me something!

[kateorman.livejournal.com]

No, man, all those CLASSICS!

I've only just started to read with a deliberate eye to diversity myself, so I'm not exactly a foundtain of recommendations. You could give bell hooks' Bone Black, Richard Wright's Black Boy, or Chaim Potok a squiz at the library.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Ooh, okay. Also, I remember reading this gorgeous book about desegregation called Belle Teal, a children's book, and it was really super. Anyway! I will look for those.