socio-political contexts shape intercultural communication as well as the micro-
level specifics of how individuals with different cultural identities interact with each
other. To that end, you will be doing both a macro analysis and micro analysis of
an #Ownvoices short story (either Louise Erdrich's "American Horse" or Alice
Walker's "Strong Horse Tea." Again, an #Ownvoices story is one in which the author
shares one or more marginalized identities (BIBE Rank Target identities) with their
fictional main character.