Contextualizing Identities

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

1 hour

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Activity created by Annette Benson, CILMAR, Purdue University, adapted from:

Antolini, T. & Gross, R. (Hosts). (2015, September 10). Coming out meatless. In Gravy (No. 21) [Audio podcast episode]. Southern Foodways Alliance. https://www.southernfoodways.org/gravy/coming-out-meatless-gravy-ep-21/

LSA Inclusive Teaching Initiative, University of Michigan. (2017, August 16). Social identity wheel. https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/inclusive-teaching/sample-activities/social-identity-wheel/

Tags:

  1. cultural identity
  2. cultural self-awareness
  3. identity
  4. intersectionality
  5. social identities

As a result of this activity, participants will be able to: 1. Recognize the role of context and circumstances in construction and enactment of identity. 2. Articulate the ways in which identity shifts and is perceived across contexts.