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Unmasking Our Identities within the Honors Tableau: Identity Negotiation and the Honors Curriculum

Friday, November 8, 2013: 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Gallier A (Sheraton New Orleans Hotel)
Mitchell Furtner , Southern Polytechnic State University
Kenneth Gagne , Southern Polytechnic State University
Nancy Reichert , Southern Polytechnic State University
Meredith Shaddix , Southern Polytechnic State University
Our honors program asks those involved to negotiate their honors identity with their individual and social identities within a curriculum that is discussion-based. We explore how we juggle identities and what each may reveal. We discuss whether discarding our veils and masks allows us to change the honors tableau itself.