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Dialogues in Self-Reflection Practices Dialogues in Self-Reflection Practices

Oscar Fernandez Portland State University, osf@pdx.edu

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Citation Details Citation Details Fernández, Óscar. “Centering Diversity & Inclusion Resources and Dialogues in Self-Reflection Practices,” Fall 2017 Peer Mentoring Conference at Portland State University.

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CenteringDiversity&InclusionResourcesandDialoguesinSelf-ReflectionPractices

Welcome!¡Bienvenidxs!

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PSUCommencement2017,PSUFlicker,Allrightsreserved.

CenteringDiversity&InclusionResourcesandDialoguesinSelf-ReflectionPracticesDr.ÓscarFernández

UniversityStudiesFaculty&

Diversity,Equity,andInclusionCoordinator

7-WordBio: Buildingcommunitythroughteaching&advocacywork

PortlandStateUniversity

Portland,Ore.

osf@pdx.edu

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Worksheet:ConnectingwithourPurposeWhy teach/mentor? Why teach/mentoratyour

school,college,oruniversity?

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AcknowledgetheLand“Iwouldliketoacknowledgethepeoplewhoselandwearestandingontoday,theMultnomahandClackamasPeoples.Itisimportanttoacknowledgetheancestorsofthisplaceandtorecognizethatweareherebecauseofsacrificestheywereforcedtomake.InrememberingtheMultnomahandClackamascommunities,wehonortheirmemory,theirlives,andtheirdescendants.Wealsorememberthatweareguestsofthislandandmustdoourbesttoneverforgetitsoriginalinhabitants.”**“CulturallyResponsive&InclusivePedagogy:UsingEquityasOurLens”workshop,PSU,GlobalDiversity&Inclusion,Spring2017.

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Worksheet:IntroductionstoFosterDiversity&Inclusion1.Name:2.GenderPronouns(ifyouwouldliketoshareorpass):3.Tellusaboutthemeaningofyourname(forexample,whonamedyou?Inyourculture,doesyournameholdaspecialmeaning?):4.Department/Discipline:5.Yearsteaching?/Yearsinadministration?/Yearsinothereducation-relatedroles?

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Worksheet:Today’sObjectivesforYou

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1. Whatwouldyouliketolearntoday?

2. Shareapositivelearningexperience youhavehadintheclassroom(asastudentandeducator).

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WorkshopAgreements:TheFourAgreementsofCourageousConversations1. Stayengaged:Stayingengagedmeans“remainingmorally,emotionally,intellectually,andsociallyinvolvedinthedialogue”(p.59)

2. Experiencediscomfort:Thisnormacknowledgesthatdiscomfortisinevitable,especially,indialogueaboutrace,andthatparticipantsmakeacommitmenttobringissuesintotheopen.Itisnottalkingabouttheseissuesthatcreatedivisiveness.Thedivisivenessalreadyexistsinthesocietyandinourschools.Itisthroughdialogue,evenwhenuncomfortable,thehealingandchangebegin.

3. Speakyourtruth:Thismeansbeingopenaboutthoughtsandfeelingsandnotjustsayingwhatyouthinkotherswanttohear.

4. Expectandacceptnonclosure:Thisagreementasksparticipantsto“hangoutinuncertainty”andnotrushtoquicksolutions,especiallyinrelationtoracialunderstanding,whichrequiresongoingdialogue(pp.58-65).

AdaptedfromGlennE.Singleton&CurtisLinton,CourageousConversationsaboutRace:AFieldGuideforAchievingEquityinSchools.2006.pp.58-65.ThousandOaks,CA:Corwin.

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WorkshopAgreements:DefiningGeneralizations&Stereotypes

Generalizations Stereotypes

OxfordEnglishDictionary: “Theactionorprocessofformingorexpressingageneralconceptorpropositiononthebasisofinferencefromparticularinstances.”

- Reliesonresearch&largenumberofsubjects- Maycomefromaninsider’sperspective- Maychange

Oxford EnglishDictionary:“Apreconceivedandoversimplifiedideaofthecharacteristicswhichtypifyaperson,situation,etc.;anattitudebasedonsuchapreconception.Also,apersonwhoappearstoconformcloselytotheideaofatype.”

- Relies onsmallnumber- Typically,fromanoutsider’sperspective- Notalwayschanging

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WorkshopAgreements:UnderstandingOppression

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From“Anti-OppressiveDesign:FromTheorytoPraxis:JillDimond atCIVICMIT,”MITCenterforCIVICMEDIA,2015,https://civic.mit.edu/blog/natematias/anti-oppressive-design-from-theory-to-praxis-jill-dimond-at-civicmit

Artifact

Describetheartifact.

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Artifact:Describe,Analyze,Evaluate(DAE)&CulturalBias

Describe– WhatIsee(observe)

Analyze– WhathelpsmeexplainwhatIsee

Evaluate– WhatIfeelaboutwhatIsee

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STUDENTPROFILE:FRESHMEN&SOPHOMOREINQUIRY(IMBFRINQ,FALL2016)

FRESHMENINQUIRY SOPHOMOREINQUIRYETHNICITY .9% NativeAmerican;9.5% Asian;

3.5%Black;18.2%Hispanic/Latino;6.1%Internationalstudents;8.7%multipleethnicities;.6%PacificIslander,50.6%White;1.9%unknown

1.0% NativeAmerican;10.1% Asian;3.9%Black;15.4%Hispanic/Latino;8.4%Internationalstudents;6.5%multipleethnicities;.7%PacificIslander,51.3%White;1.9%unknown

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND First-generation status,54.6%,neitherparentsearneda4-yeardegree

First-generation status,44.4%,neitherparentsearneda4-yeardegree

FINANCIAL PROFILE:WORKHOURS 57.8%planned towork1to20hoursperweek

45.4%planned towork1to20hoursperweek

FINANCIAL AID Not availableforthispresentation 77.4%receivesomeformoffinancialaid

HOME LANGUAGE,otherthanEnglish 32.5% 36.1%

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Defining”Culture”“Culture”maybepullingitselfapartfromtheinside,butitrepresents,initsway,awish.Thewishisthatagroupofpeoplemightdiscover,together,agoodwayoflife;thattheirgoodwayoflifemightexpressitselfintheirhabits,institutions,andactivities;andthatthose,inturn,mighthelpindividualsflourishintheirownways.[...]That’snottheculturewehaveatthemoment;ourcultureisfractured,andsooursenseoftheword“culture”is,too. Butit’spossibletoimagineaworldinwhichourcollectiveattitudesandinstitutionsfurthereveryone’sindividualgrowth.Maybe,insuchaworld,themeaningof“culture”wouldbemoreobvious;wewouldn’thavetolookitup.

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JoshuaRothman,“TheMeaningofCulture.”TheNewYorker,December26,2004,http://www.newyorker.com/books/joshua-rothman/meaning-culture

ADevelopmentalModelofInterculturalSensitivitybyBennett*

ImageborrowedfromtheIRDInstitute,http://www.idrinstitute.org/page.asp?menu1=15

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WorkshopAgreements:Considerthe“PlatinumRule”*

“Treatothersasthey wishtobetreated.”

*From“WhatisthePlatinumRule?,”https://www.platinumrule.com/whatistheplatinumrule.html

Worksheet:Sharereflections

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Asyoulearnabout thistool,bemindfulofyourthoughts,feelings,experiences.Trackthem.

Howwillyouandyourstudentsbenefitbyusingandadaptingthistool?

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“ADevelopmentalModelofInterculturalSensitivity”(2011)byBennett*

DenialofDifference

Defense(”Polarization”)ofDifference

MinimizationofDifference

The“GreatDivide”*

AcceptanceofDifference

AdaptationofDifference

IntegrationofDifference

Perception Disinterest,Avoidance

Denigration,superiority,reversal

Humansimilarity,universality

Behavioral&valuerelativism

Cognitive &behavioralframe-shifting

Constructivemarginality

What LearnersSay “Live&letlive,that’swhatIsay”

“Why don’ttheyspeakmylanguage?”

”Wearetheworld”

“It’sboringifweareallthesame”

“I’mgoingtochangemyapproach”

”Ihavemultipleframesofreference”

HowtoSupporttheLearners

Objectiveculture,Promote non-blamingclimate

Addressdifferenceswithinin-group

ExpandcuriosityfromcultureAtoB

Make culturaldifferencethefocus

Models ofcultureshock&adaptation

Modelconstructivemarginality

*Allchangesmine.Fromhttp://www.idrinstitute.org/allegati/IDRI_t_Pubblicazioni/47/FILE_Documento_Bennett_DMIS_12pp_quotes_rev_2011.pdf**The“GreatDivide”wordingbyCherylForster,PsyD,LicensedPysychologist,“Canweallbedifferentandstill[be]inthistogether?”UsingInterculturalCommunicationtoengagewithdifference,”July29,2017,MultnomahFriendsMeetinghouse,Portland,Ore.

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DifferenceAvoiders,Ethnocentric,Fearofdifference

DifferenceSeekers,Ethnorelative,Fearoflosingidentity

“ADevelopmentalModelofInterculturalSensitivity”(2011)byBennett*

DenialofDifference

Defense(”Polarization”)ofDifference

MinimizationofDifference

The“GreatDivide”

AcceptanceofDifference

AdaptationofDifference

IntegrationofDifference

HowtoChallengetheLearners

- Arousecuriosity- Facilitate

structuredcontactwithotherculturesthroughfilms,slides,panelpresentations,etc.

- Commonali-ties, sharedneeds&goals,betweenin-groupandout-group

- Promotecooperativeactivities

- Focusprimarily onculturalself-awareness

- Privilegeofdominantgroups

- Buildonenthusiasm for“difference-seeking”topromoteexaminationofmoreprofoundcontrasts

- Addressdeeperanxietyissues(e.g.,“internalcultureshock,”identityconflicts)

- Promote aviewofself-as-process

- Encourageboundarysetting

*Allchangesmine.Fromhttp://www.idrinstitute.org/allegati/IDRI_t_Pubblicazioni/47/FILE_Documento_Bennett_DMIS_12pp_quotes_rev_2011.pdf

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DifferenceAvoiders,Ethnocentric,Fearofdifference

DifferenceSeekers,Ethnorelative,Fearoflosingidentity

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PuttingitintoPractice:E.C.I.AssignmentExplore

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Assignment,Part1.EXPLORE:WhatCanIDoasanIndividualtoContributetoTruth,RacialHealing&Transformation?*EXPLORE yourownpersonalnarrativeaboutthebeliefinahierarchyofhumanvalue.Whatstoriesdoyoubelieveaboutthehumanfamily?Howdidthatstorycometobeinyourmindandlifeexperience?Youmightdothiswithafriendorfamilymemberinconversationorbykeepingajournal.Answeranyorallofthesequestions:

- Whatisthenarrative/storyofNativeandIndigenouspeople?Iswhatyouknowonlyfromonesource/view?Isityourfamily’sstory?

- WhendidyourfamilyarriveintheUnitedStates?Areyourecentimmigrants?Howisyourstoryunique?Arethereanylimitationstowhereyouwork,live,andraiseafamily?

- AsanAfricanAmerican,whowerethechampionsinyourhistory?Ifyou’renotAfricanAmerican,whatdoyouknowoftheirhistory?

- AsaLatino,whatdidyoulearnabouttheoriginofyourfamily?Wasimmigrationapartofthestory?WasyourfamilyonthislandbeforeitbecameAmerica?

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*FromTruth,RacialHealing&TransformationImplementationGuidebook,W.K.KelloggFoundation(2016):40-41.

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Assignment,Part2.CHALLENGE:WhatCanIDoasanIndividualtoContributetoTruth,RacialHealing&Transformation?*CHALLENGE yourownandlongstandingperceptionsaboutracialequitybytakingafewdeliberatesteps,whichshouldinclude:

- Assesswhereyouarenowandhowyougotthere.

- Formulateyourownpersonalstory◦ Howwereyourraised?◦ Howdidyougrowup?◦ Whendidyoufirstexperienceracism?◦ Whereareyounow?

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*FromTruth,RacialHealing&TransformationImplementationGuidebook,W.K.KelloggFoundation(2016):40-41.

Assignment,Part3.IMAGINE.WhatCanIDoasanIndividualtoContributetoTruth,RacialHealing&Transformation?*IMAGINE whatyourpersonallifewillbelikewhenracialhierarchyisnolongertheframeworkofthiscountry.

- Wherewillyoulive?

- Wherewillyouwork?

- Whatfactorswillchange,ifany?

- Whatwillyourcircleoffriendslooklike?

- Whatopportunitieswillyourchildrenandgrandchildrenhave?

- Howwouldyourvaluesbeaffected?

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*FromTruth,RacialHealing&TransformationImplementationGuidebook,W.K.KelloggFoundation(2016):40-41.

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Whatif...Newdefinitionsof“home”PicoLyer (GlobalAuthor):“Whereyoubecomeyourself”(1)TheodorAdorno(Germanphilosopher,1903- 1969):"Itispartofmoralitynottobeathomeinone'shome"(2)Hugo,AbbotofSt.Victor(Saxony,12thcentury):"Themanwhofindshishomelandsweetisstillatenderbeginner;hetowhomeverysoilisashisnativeoneisalreadystrong;butheisperfecttowhomtheentireworldisasaforeignland [perfectusvero cuimundustotus exilium est]"(3)(1)"Whereishome?,”TEDGlobal 2013,https://www.ted.com/talks/pico_iyer_where_is_home

2)CitedfromKadir 247,"ComparativeLiteratureHinternational,"WorldLiteratureToday 69.2(1995):245- 248).

(3)Didascalicon 101,f.Taylor's1961translationofthesamename.

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Gracias/ThankYouDr.ÓscarFernández(ComparativeLiteraturePh.D.)

UniversityStudies/osf@pdx.edu

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AcademicBioDr.ÓscarFernández (ComparativeLiteraturePh.D.,ThePennsylvaniaStateUniversity;NationalInstitutesofHealthPHRPCertificationNumber2257106;StateofOregonQualifiedHealthCareInterpreter: ID#010489,osf@pdx.edu).

7-WordBio:Buildingcommunitythroughteaching& advocacywork.

BorninSanJosé,CostaRica,Dr.Fernándezspecializesininter-Americanstudies,literarytheory,andtheintersectionofculture,sexuality,andrepresentationsofdiseaseinliterature.

Withmorethan15yearsofuniversityteachingexperienceinprivateandpublicinstitutionsinOregon,hehastaughtatReed CollegeandPortlandStateUniversity. Histeachingtrajectory,inbothEnglishandSpanish,hasbeendelineatedalongfourprimarypaths:(1)interdisciplinaryandgeneraleducationstudies;(2)literarytheoryandComparativeLiteraturestudies,withanemphasisonLatinAmericanliterature;(3)SpanishlanguageandHeritage-languagepedagogy;(4)advancedrhetoricandcompositioninbothEnglishandSpanish. Histeachingphilosophychallengesstudentstoseetheworlddifferentlyandtoquestionunexaminedapproaches. Inthispedagogical"contactzone"ofalternativeandtaken-for-grantedworlds,hepositionshisteachingpractice,hisstudents,andhimself.

PortlandStateUniversity(PSU)studentshonoredhimwithM.E.Ch.A.'s CommunityServiceAward(2006). AsheadoftheSpanishsectioninWorldLanguages&LiteraturesatPSUandleadorganizerforCine-Lit ("cinemaandliterature")2007,apreeminentfilmandliteratureinternationalconference,hesecured$75,000infundsfromtheNorthwestFilmCenter,theOregonCouncilfortheHumanities,Portland/GuadalajaraSister-CityAssociation,andCentroMexicano deOregon. HeisatranslationandinterpretationvolunteerforBRAVOYouthOrchestras(anafterschoolmusicprograminNorthPortland).Asaqualifiedmedicalinterpreterinthemetroarea,Dr. Fernández givesvoice—withknowledgeandcare—toLatinxs andHispanicsnegotiatingcomplexhealth-relatedissues.

Dr.FernándezisaUniversityStudiescorefacultymemberatPSU.In2014-2015,heco-authoredandpilotedanewFreshmenInquiry(FRINQ)course—Immigration,Migration,andBelonging—forPSU'sUniversityStudies. In2017,hewasappointedasDiversity,Equity,andInclusionCoordinatorforUniversityStudies.

Hispublishedworkappearsin ComparativeLiteratureStudies, OregonLiteraryReview,and PMLA (PublicationsoftheModernLanguageAssociation). Dr.FernándezisaholderofaWoodrowWilsonFoundationPracticumGrant,aFolgerInstituteFacultyWeekendGrantfromtheFolgerShakespeareLibraryinWashington,D.C.,andmorerecently,a2017grantrecipientfromBringingTheorytoPractice's2017-2018's"CampusDialogueGrants: RealizingHigherEducatorGreaterPurposes."

Dr. FernándezearnedhisBAinEnglishLiteraturefromOhioWesleyanUniversityandaPh.D.inComparativeLiteraturefromThePennsylvaniaStateUniversity

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