Professors E. Esdaille, J. Michaels, & C. Samuels

This learning community links ENG 91 (6P, 16146), SPE 11 (5P, 17383), and SD 10 (3P,18080). In it, you will examine identity and change in terms of how they relate to each other. Many of you have at one point or other explored questions of your existence in this world. Have you ever wondered what role society plays in determine your identity? Is “change” important in society? Can a society survive without change?

Is there a best way to negotiate societal patterns and shifts and still construct an identity? What makes you who you are? What makes the identity of a society different or similar to your identity? In what ways do class, ethnicity, race, gender, immigration, education, e.t.c., impact your identity in terms of change? How does your environment influence your identity, and what role does education play in your establishment of an identity? Hopefully at the end of these courses, you will be able to determine the role of identity in your life, and how aspects of society works together to shape and mold you as a person.