I. Materials for Activity 1: Locating Your Positionality Using Social Identity Maps
This activity guides educators and students in identifying and theorizing their positionalities and fosters critical self-reflexivity within GDS classrooms and in qualitative research.
Description:
Applying intersectionality (Concept 2) within the classroom requires a comprehensive understanding of how your positionality influences your approach to GDS teaching and scholarship. By identifying and critically reflecting on one’s positionality, GDS educators and students become better equipped to identify and address any unchecked biases, assumptions, or gaps in experiential or academic knowledge that may impact their engagement with Indigenous communities and epistemologies.
To support educators and students in effectively identifying and theorizing their positionalities,’ the following activity has been adapted from Jacobson and Mustafa’s (2019) original work on the Social Identity Map (SIM), which was initially introduced as a tool for fostering critical self-reflexivity within qualitative researchers. Similarly, the SIM is an effective tool within GDS classrooms to foster critical self-reflexivity within educators and learners.
Below we provide two complete downloadable models of a Social Identity Map as examples. We have also included blank, downloadable versions and a downloadable debrief activity. Click on the title to access the resource.