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The Daily Digest: Diversity in Book Characters

Dr Sharifah Aishah Osman, Senior Lecturer, Department of English, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences

06-Sep-19 14:30

The Daily Digest: Diversity in Book Characters

We share with you how a student took matters into her own hands, simply because she didn’t agree with what they were making her read in school.

Produced by: Sumitra Selvaraj

Presented by: Sumitra Selvaraj, Tina Carmillia, Sharmilla Ganesan


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Categories:  Education,  History,  People and Places,  Social Issues

Tags:  Bigger Picture,  Daily Digest,  diversity,  books,  characters,  young adult books,  children books,  poc, 


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