Now we are going to dive into more about your identity, but consider representing it in a visual format. Look at the four diagrams linked in the course schedule under “View &/or Listen.” Spend some time with each. Next, tell us which diagram you would use to explain gender to someone else and why.
Next, you are going to create a visual image of your identity. I suggest doing this AFTER you have read the assigned text. The purpose is not for you to recreate diagrams like those above, which are only mapping gender. The purpose is for you to think about all of your layers of identity and figure out how you would represent that visually. Your image should demonstrate the concept of intersectionality, both within oneself and within the class as a whole. It also serves as an introduction to help develop your critical gender lens by identifying which concepts and/or identities are important to you.
Before you start making the image, set a timer and write on your own (don’t share here) a list of your personal, enacted, relational, and communal identities. From this list, create your image. You do not have to include the entire list. The image can be simply a series of connecting circles, each representing a social group you belong to with as many circles as you feel is appropriate. You can also let your drawn diagram take any form you wish. I have included examples from past classes here. Take a picture of your image and share it in your post.
Once you have drawn your diagram, select 2-3 groups on your drawing that you feel have most influenced who you are as a person, and how you see the world. For each of these groups, write 2-3 values you feel you have as a result of these groups’ influences. Then, write 2-3 ways the values you noted may interfere with your ability to communicate with persons outside this group. Note: values can be double-sided; for example, a value of ethnic pride can be a prejudice against other ethnic groups. Include this in your post.
Lastly, and I will post this in the announcements today too, I want to make a change to discussion posts so that we all comment in the same period and it feels more like a classroom discussion. To do this, I will ask you to future-date your posts so that everyone’s posts are available at the same time for commenting. One major advantage of this is that it will reinforce due dates to help keep you on track, while still allowing you to complete work in advance if you choose. Here are the steps.
After you write your post, on the right-hand side, chose “edit” next to “Publish”
This will give you a drop-down menu where you can select the date/time you want it to publish on. For Discussion 2, that date should be June 1 at 11:59 pm (unless you are an early morning poster, then adjust accordingly). Select OK.
Finally, choose the category for the post. Please note: DO NOT MAKE YOUR POST STICKY. Don’t even choose a category sticky. You can completely ignore that box. Only choose a regular category.
Then publish your post as usual. It won’t be visible on the site until the date you selected.
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