Guidelines for
Document
Reviewers
Reviewers should give informed consideration
to the cultural perspectives of all groups
represented in documents subjected to review.
Document reviewers may increase their cultural
responsiveness through the following actions:
a. Always be as explicit as possible in identifying the
background experience and personal reference points on
which the interpretation of cultural meaning is based.
b. Whenever possible and appropriate, reviews of cultural
materials should be provided from multiple perspectives
and interpretations.
c. When critical decisions about a publication are to be
made, a panel of reviewers should be established in such
a way as to provide a cross-check from several cultural
perspectives.
d. Publications that misrepresent or omit cultural content
should be identified as such, regardless of their remaining
literary merit.
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e. Reviews of movies involving cultural themes should
utilize the same guidelines as those outlined for
published documents.