Getting to know myself and others with an identity chart.
The diversity line is not particular popular with the danish military. Ordnung muss nicht sein.
A storyline is being negotiated into place.
In a multicultural environment, it's important to acknowledge the rights of everyone participating, the following link provides multiple resources for teaching equal rights.
www.equalityhumanrights.com/advice-and-guidance/equal-rights-equal-respect/resource-toolkit/
Understanding yourself and accepting diversity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nItwVO9stX8
Reflection.
Globalization at the cultural level has brought about the fragmentation and multiplication of identities and this may require, paradoxically, a return to the familiar. (Cohen et al.)
World citizenship is to be embraced, not feared. New forms of post-national understanding, responsibility, the state, justice, art, science and public understanding can emerge. This in turn can lead to more advanced forms of democracy, liberty and mutuality. (Beck)
The two
statements above seem to contradict one another at a first glance. The first
statement signals that we may have to return to the roots of our individual
culture in order to keep our own identity in this fast paced and ever changing globalized
world.
In the
second quote the possibility of a global culture is being promoted. Leaving our
local traditions behind in order to find a new common identity, this would help
tighten relations across borders.
The two scenarios
should not exclude each other, if individuals and societies have a clear goal
of working towards accepting and understanding others, then we can look forward
to a prosperous future. However, before we are able to working across borders, it’s
imperative that every culture has a clear understanding of its own identity. If
you want to successfully understand others, then you also need to understand yourself.
Dear Anders,
SvarSletI really enjoyed reading your page on identity. You have captured the moments in class and your choice of both the resource page and the wonderful TED talk by a wonderful woman are excellent. Not quite 5 resources but ....
I like that you see the contradiction in the two quotes but also manage to balance them. That was the point - to become globally oriented, we need to know our own identity.
Lilian