This one-hour presentation on unearned privilege will review eight different types of identities that can lead to people being granted or denied significant privileges.
Unearned privileges are built into the structure of our society, our laws (past and present), and our social norms. Privilege is designed deliberately so that folks who HAVE privilege will be largely unaware of their privilege - particularly if they never spend time with folks who have different identities. While there are many identities we could discuss, we will focus on the eight identities of Race, Sex, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, Religion, Socio-economic Status, Nation of Origin/First Language, and Able-Body/Able-Mindedness - specifically because these identities are out of the control of the individual. In other words, simply being born into certain non-privileged identities results in a significant loss of privilege, status, and opportunities as citizens, regardless of individual talents, skills, or hard work.
For each of the eight identities, we will briefly touch upon the historical treatment of the identity and specific privileges that folks with each identity may be denied in day-to-day life.
Dr. Lisa Woody is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Health Psychologist who earned her doctorate from UCLA in 2002. She spent five years as a tenure-track faculty member of the Psychology department at the University of Northern Colorado, and she then resigned to Adjunct status due to chronic migraines.
She currently teaches at least one class per semester at UNC, while also operating a business in which she conducts neuropsychological evaluations for clients with a wide variety of medical and psychological disabilities.
Dr. Woody has been married (to another Dr. Woody!) since 2006; they have two sons who are ages 13 and 9. She is an organic gardener, former Master Gardener, and former yoga instructor. Most importantly, Dr. Woody essentially emerged from the womb in 1974 with a distinct interest in social injustice. Her journey towards social justice was shaped early on by having an ardent feminist for a mother, as well as a gay father and stepfather.
Though she has been teaching concretely about privilege for well over a decade, recent events have pushed her to become more involved and to try to be even more of a leader in the field. One direct consequence of her activism is the development of a 3.5 hour lecture on the History of Race in the United States that she has committed to presenting in every single class she teaches.
Please review the following prior to the session - Privilege Chain - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oLJH8HutfnHOQVunm1PF62t6RHFFqrqr/view?usp=sharing
Privilege, oppression and the difference - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sq05GBmPdoGfa7ECwKvqizmWEw2yUHUf/view?usp=sharing
https://zoom.us/j/535462070?pwd=UGJBOXRYcTF2SXJMb01RNTdvM2Y2QT09 Meeting ID: 535 462 070 Passcode: 4808445044
Please join us on Zoom or YouTube:
1) ZOOM:
https://zoom.us/j/535462070?pwd=UGJBOXRYcTF2SXJMb01RNTdvM2Y2QT09
Meeting ID: 535 462 070
Passcode: 4808445044
2) YOUTUBE:
You can watch live (15 second delay), or you can watch later. Here is the YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOw8Sl1yofrwRuGUYS_OOOA
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