Part I: Identity Map
This activity allows you to think about your positionality by crafting a positionality statement that is developed from an identity map exercise. This activity comes from the work of Jacobson and Mustafa (2019). Their article, “Social Identity Map: A Reflexivity Tool for Practicing Explicit Positionality in Critical Qualitative Research,” explains how to use the identity map by completing their three-tiered approach. Before engaging in this activity, please read the article for detailed directions regarding each step.
This assignment has two parts: a) an identity map and b) the VoiceThread video journal reflection. To complete the video journal, you must first complete the identity map. Within your video journal in VoiceThread, reflect on what you learned about yourself and any implications of this new understanding.
Use the Identity Map template Links to an external site. to complete the identity map using the following approach. (Note: You will need to create a free Canva Links to an external site. account to use the template.)
Tier 1: For the first tier, “identify the broader facets of social identity such as class, citizenship, ability, age, race, sexual orientation, cis/trans status, and gender” (Jacobson & Mustafa, 2019, p. 4).
Tier 2: The second tier requires you to go beyond the groupings from Tier 1 “by identifying how these positions impact [your] life” (p. 4).
Tier 3: The final tier requires you to “reflect further and go into even more detail to identify emotions that may be tied to the details of their social identity” (p. 4).
Part II: Video Journal
You will complete your video journal in VoiceThread. When you are ready, select the button at the bottom of the page to open the VoiceThread video journal assignment in a new tab.
Prompt: Reflect on what you learned about yourself while completing the identity map and any implications of this new understanding.
Select the Start Assignment button within VoiceThread.
Follow the directions to create your video journal entry. You may choose to create a title slide for your journal that includes your name.
Canva link https://www.canva.com/design/DAFrEGEgRuQ/yHE3TgcG0p9BBQSkH57U-w/view?utm_content=DAFrEGEgRuQ&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink&mode=preview
Resource for article Social Identity Map: A Reflexivity Tool for Practicing Explicit Positionality in Critical Qualitative Research (Sage