identity-work slideshow from COMM101 Intro to Comm

Different aspects of identity and identity-work are defined

1. Who are you? IDENTITY WORK (Alice and the Caterpillar, by Shreya Shetty)

2. Identitywork Identitywork is the communicative work a person does to express who they are.

3. Types of Identity Master Personal Interactional ( Movember Tachetags by Cookie: http:// www.made -in- england.org /) Master identities are relatively stable and deep-rooted, like ethnicity and gender Personal identities are unique to individuals, like personality traits and preferences. Interactional identities are s pecific roles we take on in interactions, like pornstar or son, authoritative or deferential

4. Identitywork : the work a person does to communicate who they are Altercasting : casting other people (alters) into identity roles through communication Identities are co-created.

5. How do you present yourself in different contexts? What aspects of your identity do you tend to reveal at work? What aspects of yourself do you only reveal i n close personal relationships? How have others supported or challenged your identitywork ?