Responses to social/ political issues--profiling, voter/ marriage rights, immigration, healthcare, education, and entitlements--are often restricted to individuals’ experiences. Many are unaware of the perils and perks of privilege that inform personal responses and viewpoints. Conversations on important issues through the lens of race, gender, sexuality, class, age, or ability, for instance, often leave individuals and communities unwilling/ unable to talk, listen and connect.
Our posts explore everyday manifestations of privilege and the impacts they have on all of us, whether we experience the perils of privilege, or the perks. Contributors engage with social media, visual media, current events, news, personal experiences, statistics , and scientific studies to create simple, coherent explanations of the complexities of privilege.
Readers are encouraged to participate in the conversation through a forum model in the comment section.
Goals
- Create an awareness of the multiple perils and perks of privilege.
- Examine one’s own perceptions, values, and biases.
- Create strategies for combating systemic biases.
- Enhance personal understanding and skills for living in an increasingly diverse world.
- See more at: http://humanities.asu.edu/perils-and-perks-privilege-workshop-series#goals
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