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1	Cultural positioning through narrative Ruth Reynard Faculty Development Lunch and Learn – March 24, 2005
2	Culture is complex Multiple influencers Multiple representations Multiple levels of transmission Multiple ways to evolve Multiple points of intersection
3	Culture is defining Outwardly – race, gender, religion etc. Inwardly – thoughts and perceptions Individually – ways of behaving, ways of believing, ways of knowing Communally – relationships, communication
4	Cultural positioning Begins with awareness of one’s own culture Extends to an understanding of other cultures Evolves through interaction with multiple cultures
5	Storytelling… Makes sense of one’s own experiences Helps to develop understanding of how individual experience relates with other experiences Communicates diversity at the personal level Helps to build relationships with others through shared and/or recognizable experiences