A Byrd on Nostr: #WritersCoffeeClub 15/10 Should writers disclose their political opinions? I'm ...
#WritersCoffeeClub 15/10
Should writers disclose their political opinions?
I'm setting the word "should" aside here, but I'll be coming back to it in the next toot.
Ultimately, I don't think it matters if they do or don't. An astute critical reader will be able to ascertain it. For example, I could already read Purity Culture all over Twlight, I didn't need to know Meyer's religious politics in order to figure that out. Likewise, with Pullman's His Dark Materials, I didn't need to know that Pullman had disdain for establishment religion. It was already baked into the work.
I think it's impossible for writers to not add their political thoughts to a work, even in a "non-political" work. Our politics are a part of our perspective. A writer usually infuses their work with their perspective. The only way they don't is by writing the most generic story...but even that has political implications.
Should writers disclose their political opinions?
I'm setting the word "should" aside here, but I'll be coming back to it in the next toot.
Ultimately, I don't think it matters if they do or don't. An astute critical reader will be able to ascertain it. For example, I could already read Purity Culture all over Twlight, I didn't need to know Meyer's religious politics in order to figure that out. Likewise, with Pullman's His Dark Materials, I didn't need to know that Pullman had disdain for establishment religion. It was already baked into the work.
I think it's impossible for writers to not add their political thoughts to a work, even in a "non-political" work. Our politics are a part of our perspective. A writer usually infuses their work with their perspective. The only way they don't is by writing the most generic story...but even that has political implications.