Global Engagement Minor
Global Engagement Minor
For my IEW event, I chose to attend the Gamelan open rehearsal. I found it to be really beautiful. I really enjoyed it because it gave me the opportunity to experience a beautiful demonstration of culture without the expectation of response or participation. I got a lot out of this because it allowed me to …
I found the language panel to be absolutely fascinating. Hearing from the panelists about their language experiences inspired me to take some time to reflect on the varying perspectives that emerge from language and other, perhaps nonverbal, forms of communication. I had recently watched the movie Coda, detailing the lives of a mostly non hearing …
As I sit down to write a reflection on Find Me Unafraid, I feel that it is an incredibly daunting task. I recently finished the book, and in all honesty, I think I will be processing it for many weeks to come. It has inspired me to sit with a multitude of topics that have …
As explained in the Gorski article, using the terms ‘culture’, ‘cultural competence’ and ‘cultural competence’ can be dangerous when addressing issues of access in education. Gorski elaborated on this idea, explaining that cultural competence presumes cultural homogeneity within diverse groups. Presumptions such as this demonstrate essentialism: “embracing the idea there is some singular and consistent …
