Part 2: Investigate an Unfamiliar Culture

Technology often allows us access to different perspectives and different

stories. For this assignment, you will explore an unfamiliar identity (one that

is not your own and that you do not know much about) through a personal

blog where an individual or small group of people examine issues related to

their own identity and how it relates to the larger society. Your goal is not

to criticize or critique the blog or the individual writing it, but to

look at what ideas or viewpoints you have not been exposed to, to

see with more complexity, and to see things from another's

perspective, whether or not you agree with it. Try to imagine yourself

in their place. You can use one of the following blogs or you can search for

your own. See the variety of stories you may have not been exposed to.

Spend at least 15-20 minutes reading the blogposts.

Note: Some of the following blogs are sarcastic or political (advocating for

change) or angry, but they only represent the writers' perspectives. Keep in

mind that the writer does not represent everyone in their group(s). In other

words, don't stereotype!

• Claiming Crip: https://www.claimingcrip.com/

• Life of a Blind Girl: https://lifeofablindgirl.com/

• Korean American Story: http://koreanamericanstory.org/

• Mia Mingus: https://leavingevidence.wordpress.com/

• Queer Fat Femme: https://queerfatfemme.com/

• Angry Asian Man: http://blog.angryasianman.com/

• Black Girl Dangerous: http://www.blackgirldangerous.org/

• Notes from a Hyphenated American:

https://michellechalfoun.com/category/blog/

• Purple Headphones (Saudi Woman, Doctor): http://purple-

headphones.blogspot.gr/

• Crunk Feminist Collective: http://www.crunkfeministcollective.com/

Then, discuss the blogs and answer the following question in a second, 500 word

"blog" style post similar to part 1:

Describe your blog writer(s) and how they are similar and different from you.

Based on your investigation, how does culture influence us?

• What have you learned about the complexity of culture and stories other than

your own? What about your own culture? As you answer, be aware of your

language and try to avoid stereotyping.

Utilize vocabulary and theories from this class in your answer