Pick-a-Shelf discussion

DIVERSITY

“noun

1. the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness.

2. variety; multiformity.

3. the inclusion of individuals representing more than one national origin, color, religion, socioeconomic stratum, sexual orientation, etc.

4. a point of difference." ~dictionary.com

We wish to promote tolerance and understanding by learning about different people. These differences aren’t just limited to the colour of our skins or cultures but also of faiths, politics, sexual orientations and everything else you can think of. We hope for a peaceful and loving community…




Easy level:

1. Author initials (first & last) found in WORLD PEACE

2. 2 people of same gender on cover (no other people)

3. People of obvious differences on cover (gender, age, ability, ethnic background, etc)

4. Book set outside of your birth/residence country (100%)

5. Initial letter of words in title can be found in UNITED NATIONS (excl. A, An, The and letters can only be used as often as they appear in United Nations)

6. Read a book that was first published in a different language than that which you usually read*

*if you’re reading in English then read a book that was not originally published in English. Same rule of thumb if you’re reading in a different language.

Moderate level:

1. author is of Latin American, African, or Asian (incl. Russia & all former USSR countries) heritage

2. character is of mixed cultures (for example, Oreo, Oreo is ‘born of a Jewish father and black mother)

3. character with disability (mental or physical)

4. Read a book from one of the following listopias: LGBTQIA Literature or The Best LGBTQA Fantasy

5. Read a book from one of the following listopias: Non-Caucasian Protagonists in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Paranormal Romance or Books with a Non-Caucasian person as the/one of the lead characters

6. Read a book from one of the following listopias: Best Multicultural General Fiction or Immigrant Experience Literature

Hard level:

For this level, there will only be a general topic with a little definition to guide you but the rest of the interpretation will be up to your discretion. Make it count!

1. Indigenous: “Indigenous peoples, also known as first peoples, aboriginal peoples, native peoples, or autochthonous peoples, are ethnic groups who are descended from and identify with the original inhabitants of a given region, in contrast to groups that have settled, occupied or colonized the area more recently.”

2. Diaspora: “the movement of the population from its original homeland.”

3. Gender: “the state of being male or female (typically used with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones)” ie. read about issues relating to ‘gender identity’ or ‘gender equality’ etc

4. Belief: “the state of mind in which a person thinks something to be the case, with or without there being empirical evidence to prove that something is the case with factual certainty.” include superstitions, atheism, etc

5. War: “a state of armed conflict between societies.” Differences can lead to war. For this task, read about the consequences/effects of war.

6. Prejudice: “preconceived, usually unfavorable, judgments toward people or a person because of their gender, beliefs, values, social class, age,disability, religion, sexuality, race/ethnicity, language, nationality, beauty, occupation,education, criminality or other personal characteristics.” This task is open to any issues which you’d like to explore and does not fit in tasks 1-5

For ideas, this Diversity listopia may help. Please do add to the list if you know a fitting book.

Remember, you may choose which task to complete. However, we would encourage you to complete different tasks each time you land on the same Theme Park square.

There are 18 tasks (over 3 different levels) per Theme Park:

Easy: tasks that may be easily completed from participant’s bookopoly shelf

Moderate: tasks that may require participants to look outside of bookopoly shelf or further afield

Hard: tasks that may require a rather intensive research to complete (or maybe not; this will depend on the individual)

The Listopia is a work in progress and all participants are encouraged to add to this list.

This thread is also open for further discussion on the topic of diversity.

I read Death Comes as the End for Halloween diversity square

Marie wrote: "I read Death Comes as the End for Halloween diversity square"

Marie, please add it to the Diversity listopia so other people see it when they're hunting for a book to read for it.

I think Unwind will work for this:

6. Prejudice: “preconceived, usually unfavorable, judgments toward people or a person because of their gender, beliefs, values, social class, age,disability, religion, sexuality, race/ethnicity, language, nationality, beauty, occupation,education, criminality or other personal characteristics.”

And if it doesn't, it fits the United Nations task. :)

Laura wrote: "I think Unwind will work for this:

6. Prejudice: “preconceived, usually unfavorable, judgments toward people or a person because of their gender, beliefs, values, social class, age,d..."

It totally works! As soon as a person is an "Unwind" there is prejudice against them.

I'm going to use Brown Girl Dreaming for 6. Prejudice

I finished Brown Girl Dreaming and I was blown away. It was amazing and really touched a part of me that I don't acknowledge often enough.

Would "Perfect Chemistry" work for Diversity? It is shelved as diversity for our monthly shelf this month. Here is the link to the book: Perfect Chemistry. From the summary it is about two people who are from different social economic classes.

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "Would "Perfect Chemistry" work for Diversity? It is shelved as diversity for our monthly shelf this month. Here is the link to the book: Perfect Chemistry. From the summary it is abo..."

Jayme, it depends on which task you're trying to fit this to? For theme parks, there is an option to choose from 18 tasks. If you review message 1 of this thread, all the tasks are set out there.

I see that it can fit a few so it's up to you which one you want to do. I hope this makes sense...

Would it fit hard level: prejudice , social class?

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "Would it fit hard level: prejudice , social class?"

Sounds like it will, Jayme.

Thanks so much