Explore and present the “intersectional” identity of a catholic middle eastern 21 year old woman
that was born in the US. Think of some of the important elements of identity to represent
graphically. Think in terms of teaching about her intersectionality and situatedness in society
by illustrating who she is.
Choose 5 of the following axes to represent her intersectionality: one of them has to be race or
ethnicity
Indigenity, race or ethnicity, social class, gender, and sexuality, religion
make it reflective, explain why those 5 were chosen
clarify how she would interpret values, norms, ideas, and structures that make her identities
“real” as social constructions
accurately identify these values, ideas and structures, as well as synthesize across the axes to
show how her situatedness in society affects her identity
discuss the axes in relation to each other
identify her position in relation to social normative positions or privileged and oppressed
positions for her axes
Discuss her religion as a devout catholic
Discuss her being a part of a low income family, and is the first person in her family to go to
college
Discuss the strictness of her immigrant parents (from iraq) and growing up being taught their
traditional middle eastern values
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