This course will explore concepts in intercultural understanding as well as building skills in conflict resolution, cross-cultural work, coalition building, and individual self-reflection. We will examine both the broad frameworks for discussing cultural differences as well as thinking through the ways identity and context influence our experience of the world and our encounters with one another. Conflict resolution theories and skills will be a major focus. We will also discuss intercultural encounters in a variety of specific contexts, including education, the workplace, and in medical care. We will ground these concepts in our own experiences, and include real-world applications in our own lives. To get to the Oregon State Correctional Institution in Salem we will leave campus at 4:00 in the afternoon, returning by 10:00.
Educational opportunities inside Oregon prisons and in the community