My GEM journey
My GEM journey
In my Introduction to Global Engagement class (CGST 205), we were tasked with creating a mini auto-ethnography in the form of a creative cultural self-portrait. This assignment encouraged me to tease out multiple aspects of my identity and thoroughly reflect on them. It took some vulnerability and bravery to acknowledge, or in some cases re-discover, …
This, I believe, is a two-sided coin. I grew up in Kumasi, Ghana, which is a largely homogenous society. In a society where we all shared a common culture, it almost felt like we were all equals in terms of positionality. It is important to note, however, that other factors, such as socioeconomic status, skin …
In Introduction to Global Engagement (CGST 205), we read an article titled “Rethinking the Role of Culture in Educational Equity: From Cultural Competence to Equity Literacy” by Paul Gorski. In this article, Gorski argues that using terms like ‘culture’, ‘cultural competence’, and ‘cultural proficiency’ shifts the central focus from the deep-rooted inequity in educational structures and …
So far, we’ve covered a lot of course content and had many discussions that have reshaped my thinking in many ways and drawn my attention to issues I never quite paid much attention to before. One reading from this class that particularly stood out to me was the Sorrells reading (Sorrells, 2016). I have always …
