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Attitudes CGST205 Key Reflections + Responses

Tayla Zemach-Bersin “Selling the World: Study Abroad Marketing and the Privatization of Global Citizenship” Reflection

While reading this study, I found parts of the discussion to be particularly meaningful. For example, the detailed exploration of study abroad advertisements really shined a light on the underlying entitled and self-centered tones that are often embedded in American university rhetoric. The author brought up a particularly salient point when she examined how certain …

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Attitudes CGST205 Key Reflections + Responses

Paul Gorski: “Rethinking the Role of ‘Culture’ in Educational Equity” Response

What are the dangers of using the terms “culture”, “cultural competence”, “cultural proficiency” when addressing issues of access in education?   Paul Gorski explains that framing issues of equity in education through the term of “culture” actually disguises educational inequity, since it disregards underlying obstacles (i.e. economic injustice, racism, sexism, etc) in order to make conversations …

Attitudes CGST205 Key Reflections + Responses

“Find Me Unafraid” Reflection 2

“Alone there is nothing we can do, but together we are powerful” (322). This quote stood out to me as representative of the journey Odede and Posner take throughout the memoir. It is difficult to sum up all of my thoughts, feelings, and reactions to this book in a singular reflection– especially since I am …

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