April 21, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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A recent School Library Journal article made Clishmaclaver pause for thought. 😉 This inspiring success story – about guiding reading via enabling technologies – really adds something to current diversity dialogues – College Student Creates App to Lead Young People To Diverse Books … Continue reading
April 6, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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This, from Vox, shares rare insights into the current Marvel/diversity debate [Bleeding Cool’s aggregation of the interview — “Marvel’s David Gabriel On Sales Slump: People ‘Didn’t Want Any More Diversity,’ ‘Didn’t Want Female Characters’” — went viral] and how we … Continue reading
August 23, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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I just LOVE this!!! <3 I found this awesome photo of the #FreoRaindow at RightsInfo: “What’s this? A RightsInfo bridge in Fremantle, Western Australia!” 😉 What a beautiful piece of public art! :O As public art, it can of course … Continue reading
April 24, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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13 Reasons Why is the latest Netflix show everyone is obsessed with. Whilst it’s received a lot of praise for its diversity, for flipping the silent dead-girl trope, and for its overarching message to be kinder to others, there is a growing number of people who are criticising the show’s troubling portrayal of youth suicide and the risk it poses to vulnerable viewers. – Buzzfeed Continue reading
April 21, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Top: Julia G. delivering her talk to Maisondieu Primary pupils; Bottom: LtoR (Back row): Sadie S; Halle B; Brooke G; Kayley D. (Front row) Dana M; Gwen O. The culmination of a school collaboration with The Anne Frank Trust UK, … Continue reading
April 17, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Another readable blog from Booknerdlandia, this time focusing on issues of ‘gender’ in Marvel Comics, but also contributing to the on-going ‘diversity’ stooshie ignited by a recent Marvel press conference; as per previously discussed by Clishmaclaver. 😉 “…top editors and … Continue reading
April 7, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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April’s Book of the Month, is the ‘Book of the Moment’, is The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas. 🙂 Clishmaclaver has no budget left to buy a new BOTM unfortunately >sob< so I’m making my own personal copy of this … Continue reading
April 5, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Do read the following articles on this incendiary issue – for me anyway! 😉 – of female characters and diversity in comics; they’re both excellent reads! 🙂 Marvel VP Blames Dwindling Comics Sales on Female Characters and “Diversity” – Slate … Continue reading
April 5, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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Marvel’s vice president of sales has blamed declining comic-book sales on the studio’s efforts to increase diversity and female characters, saying that readers “were turning their noses up” at diversity and “didn’t want female characters out there . Oh, reeeaaally? This … Continue reading
March 20, 2017
by Miss Stewart
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The latest roundup of e-news from Scottish Natural Heritage is here! Among articles on subjects as diverse as Scottish wildcats and freshwater pearl mussels, Clishmaclaver liked this one on Corn Buntings – a fowltastic success story! 😉 At a time when … Continue reading
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