Relational Identity: Self, Other and the In-Between

CLLC-L 210 — Fall 2022 — Themester

Location
Collins Edmondson Hall Classroom
Days and Times
MW 11:30 AM–12:45 PM
Course Description

To what extent do we get to choose our identities? Is identity determined by one's self-knowledge or in "the eye of the beholder"? Do our "roots" shape who we become? In this course we will explore both liberatory and socially responsible answers to these questions through readings from both the social sciences and the humanities. We will explore the paradoxical way that identity emerges in the intersection of pre-determined categories for social belonging, and creative expression through these categories. Sampling works of autobiography, memoir, biographical fiction and auto-ethnography, we will consider how different styles of writing enable access to stories identity oppression and resistance in diverse cultural contexts. Throughout the semester students will keep mixed-media journals reflecting on their experiences of self-discovery in their daily lives in Bloomington. In class we will build supportive community through co-creative activities and attentive listening as we take turns reading or presenting our work. 

To what extent do we choose our identities? Is identity determined by one's self-knowledge, or in the "eye of the beholder"? Do our "roots" shape who we become? In this course we will explore liberatory and socially responsible answers to these questions through readings in the social sciences and humanities, interactive activities, and creative, mixed-media journaling.

Multiple course titles or topics are listed under this course number. Choose section 32814 with G. Morris.


Instructor: Gaya Morris