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Unpacking Stereotypes: College Brochure

Civic Character & Critical Consciousness in Advisory

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Agenda

  • Greeting
  • Reading
  • Initiative
  • Debrief

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Agenda

  • Greeting
  • Reading
  • Initiative
  • Debrief

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Greeting

What is something that many people enjoy, but you think is overrated?

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Agenda

  • Greeting and Check-in
  • Reading
  • Initiative
  • Debrief

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What is a stereotype?

  • An unfair or untrue belief about people who belong to a particular group or share a particular characteristic

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Reading

  •  “No one is born believing in harmful stereotypes. They are learned over time. The good news is they can be unlearned.”

--Kevin Faulconer

What does this quotation get you thinking about?

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Agenda

  • Greeting
  • Reading
  • Initiative
  • Debrief

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First viewed in Bell, W., & Schatz, K. (2022). Do the work: An antiracist activity handbook. Workman Publishing.

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Detect, Reflect, Reject

  • Detect
    • What is the problem here?

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  • Reflect
    • Why is this stereotype showing up here? Who is it harming?

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  • Reject
    • What can we do to challenge this problematic stereotype?

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Devine, 2021

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UNG’s Apology

  • “The image was not representative of UNG’s commitment to diversity, and this will serve as an opportunity for increased dialogue about diversity issues and we expect that to better inform our processes and publications.”

--Kate Maine

Vice President of University Relations

University of North Georgia

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Agenda

  • Greeting
  • Reading
  • Initiative
  • Debrief

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Debrief

  • What did you like about today’s lesson?
  • Did you learn anything new about yourself or anyone else?
  • What could make it better?