Adoptee Representation Is a Human Rights Issue
(Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello, Alice Stephens, Ansley Moon, Sarah Audsley, Tiana Nobile)

This panel discussion examines the ways adoptees are represented across media in fiction, poetry, nonfiction, film, and television. Adoptee stories are often misrepresented as flat tropes which only drive the plot forward. Five adoptee writers identify common tropes across genres, illuminate the complex dynamics of adoption, highlight the human rights implications, advocate for adoptees to own their stories, and share tips for how nonadoptees can more accurately represent adoptees in their work.

Location: Room 447-448, Summit Building, Seattle Convention Center, Level 4