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My Intersectional and Multiple Identities and Their Relationships to Power.
Who am I as an Intersectional Human Being?
Are you privileged or oppressed?
Thinking about all factors that make you who you are, from religion, to ethnicity to level of education to gender, identity.... you will discover that sometimes we are in a position of privilege, but other times, however, we are in a position of oppression.
Keeping this in mind and the Matrix of Social Identity and Intersectional Power that you will find below as reference, please complete the chart. Do not feel you need to fill out the entire chard, select the 10 Social Identities that are more relevant to you. And feel free to delete the rest of them once you are ready to submit a copy of your work.
Use chart on pages 46 -47 from the Book "Rethinking Ethnic Studies".
Here you have some extended Learning: (not mandatory)
1) Highlight, shade or circle the group(s) that signify your own identity.
2) Take it further by highlighting/shading/circling additional columns if you think they apply to you.
3) Use for historical or contemporary figures beyond yourself.
My Intersectional and Multiple Identities and Their Relationships to Power
Who am I as an intersectional human being?
To the extent possible and that applies to you: 0. Complete Chart 1.Highlight, shade, or circle the group(s) that signify your own identity (whether you are *privileged or *oppressed) in that element of identity.
2. Take it further by highlighting/shading additional columns if you think they apply to you (for instance, which forms of resistance do you participate in?).
3. Use for historical or contemporary figures beyond yourself. 4. Use as a quick reference for the Matrix of Social Identity. Completed Chart can be found in Rethinking Ethnic Studies, pgs.46-47
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Social Identity |
Are you privileged or Oppressed? |
Are there any internalized Oppressions? |
Do you participate in any forms of Resistance? |
Can you identify any Institutional/ Structural Oppressions? |
Do you want to add anything? |
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Gender |
Oppressed |
Yes, I was educated to be a “good girl”, a “caring mom”, a “responsible child…”..Internalizes Patriarchy |
Yes, Equal opportunities, education, gender justice, multicultural education, supporting other women, buying products from other women….feminist. |
Patriarchy Microaggressions towards women
Men trying to rule women’s bodies…
Religion |
This is an example for you to understand what to do in the assignment. |
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2. Race |
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5. Language |
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9. Gender |
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13. Mental Health |
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16. Age |
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18. Genetics |
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19. Bio Family |
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20. Family Responsibility |
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23. Epistemology |
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25. Political Party |
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27. Profession |
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29. Education |
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Social Identity |
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Internalized Oppressions |
Forms of Resistance |
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*There is considerable overlap, fluidity, interchangeability between several of the cells in the matrix, represented by having dotted rather than solid lines. *Chart by R. Tolteka Cuauhtin; [email protected]
