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White Boy:Explorations of Identity & Privilege in Education
Abroad
Diversity Abroad ConferenceTuesday, April 5th
10:30-11:45
Introductions
•Malaika Marable Serrano, Associate Director, Global Communities
University of Maryland, College Park
•Natalie Vinski, Program Manager, Global Communities University of Maryland, College Park
•Taylor C. Woodman, Senior Study Abroad Advisor The George Washington University
Agenda
• Definitions & concepts• Sharing our stories• Importance of this discussion• Simulation• What now? • Discussion
Definitions & Concepts
“White Boy”
Privilege: • a set of unearned benefits given to people who fit into a specific
social group.
Identity:• socially and historically constructed • plays significant roles in determining how we understand and
experience the world, as well as shaping the types of opportunities and challenges we face.
• inextricably linked to issues of power, value systems, and ideology.
Importance of this DiscussionFor Students:
• Develop awareness of race & identity
• Further develop intercultural competence
• White students share responsibility
When white students are not expected to explore race and racism in depth, students of color do not have the opportunity to continue their own racial understanding because class discussions remain surface-level (Linder, et. al, 2015).
For the program:• Enhance intergroup dynamics
& understanding• Framing ourselves as
educators
For the “Global Good”:• Enhance reciprocity with host community• Question structures of power• Breakdown privilege/deconstruct colonial legacies
Sample Debrief Questions for Students
• Ask each group to discuss group dynamics and how they figured out the answer (if at all).
• For groups who didn’t figure it out, ask why and how they felt.• Ask each group how many nails they received.• Ask class was it fair that each group received different
supplies?• How did the group who received a big head start feel?• Was it “fair” to give one group a head start?• How did the groups fewer resources and information feel?• How did the groups who received tips feel? And the one who
didn’t?
What now?To engage students:• Social/Personal Identity wheel
Resources• The power of stories; the power of
reflection• Discussing and acknowledging race
in orientation-Passing/Sticking OutTo develop faculty/program leaders:•Faculty Training
• Theories/Articles/Resources• Capture Stories/Allow for Debrief• Link to office/university goals• Discuss barriers to access
To build coalitions: •Develop 3rd space•Framing in terms of reciprocity •Cycle of liberation•Call to action
What now?To engage students:• Social/Personal Identity wheel
Resources• The power of stories; the power of
reflection• Discussing and acknowledging race
in orientation-Passing/Sticking OutTo develop faculty/program leaders:•Faculty Training
• Theories/Articles/Resources• Capture Stories/Allow for Debrief• Link to office/university goals• Discuss barriers to access
To build coalitions: •Develop 3rd space•Framing in terms of reciprocity •Cycle of liberation•Call to action
To develop faculty/program leaders
Starter Resources:• NAFSA Research
Connections• Ogden’s View from the
Veranda• Intergroup Contact Theories• Linder’s Building Inclusive
Pedagogy• Helm’s White Racial Identity
Development Model
Helm’s: 1. Contact-oblivious to racism2. Disintegration-rising consciousness of
whiteness3. Reintegration-idealize own racial group4. Pseudo-Independence-attempt
understanding5. Immersion/Emersion-Exploration of self
Understanding of benefits of White Privilege
6. Autonomy- Reduced guilt/knowledgeable of race
What now?To engage students:• Social/Personal Identity wheel
Resources• The power of stories; the power of
reflection• Discussing and acknowledging race
in orientation-Passing/Sticking OutTo develop faculty/program leaders:•Faculty Training
• Theories/Articles/Resources• Capture Stories/Allow for Debrief• Link to office/university goals• Discuss barriers to access
To build coalitions: •Develop 3rd space•Framing in terms of reciprocity •Cycle of liberation•Call to action
Thank You!Natalie Vinski [email protected]
Malaika Marable Serrano [email protected] C. Woodman [email protected]