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HHS English Grade 12: World Lit-Independent Reading Book

Hempfield High School

The Definition of Own Voices

Reading an Own Voices book means being confident that the worlds created or described in a book are represented as authentically as possible. Own Voices authors and illustrators create not with an observer’s gaze, but with the cultural nuance from being an active member of that culture.

From: https://littlefeminist.com/2021/02/22/what-does-own-voices-mean/