Miami University Identity Politics and Intersectionality Essay

One of the central goals of this course is to make the familiar strange by providing you with a new set of conceptual lenses through which to view and evaluate your experiences and the world around you.

To put course concepts and ideas to work, you will interview an older person in your life about how race and/or ethnicity, along with nationality, class, ability, age, etc. – have shaped this person’s sense of self and their opportunities.

In writing the paper, your aim will be twofold:

1. to identify and describe two or three defining moments in your interviewee’s life, and
2. to deploy relevant concepts drawn from course texts and discussions in order to make sense of the dynamics of race and/or ethnicity at play in these moments.

The final paper must be 5 pages (about 1250 words, double-spaced, 12 pt. font) and must be submitted on the “final” due date. All outside sources, Title Page, and References Page must be correctly cited using APA 6th Edition formatting.

Here are some resources you might use:

9 Tips on Conducting an Interview

10 Tips for Conducting an Exceptional Interview

How to Transcribe an Interview

Sample Interview Reports