title: Exploring dominant discourses: creating spaces to find voice and cultural identity.
abstract: This paper presents the experiences of five women's (of three nationalities and different ethnic backgrounds) challenging dominant cultural discourses and finding their own voice. Starting from a class assignment and individual papers, the five women engaged in a participatory writing project that helped them critically examine dominant discourses of their home countries, the US and other countries, and reflect on how they have been constrained by these dominant discourses and how they have resisted them.
authors.affiliation: Western Illinois University, USA.
authors.forename: Boh Young
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Melissa Scott
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kozak
authors.forename: Carla P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Nancoo
authors.forename: Hao-Min
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Middendorf
authors.forename: Jerry
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gale
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D054521:Cultural Competency; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019303:Multilingualism; D062525:Narrative Therapy; D011287:Prejudice; D012933:Social Identification; D012945:Social Values; D013240:Stereotyping; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D014495:Universities