In our practitioner portfolio and through our efforts building a network, are we building social capital or cultural capital? Here are 2 easy-to-read articles about these types of “personal capital” and the differences between the two.
Cultural capital has complexity when we consider the contemporary context of intersectionality (addressing racism and sexism in how we meet the world).
Once you have defined your own cultural capital, reflect on what this means for how you anticipate interacting in the social, cultural, political, and economic world of climate action. This is work that requires accounting for the multifaceted nature of corporations, institutions, processes, and structures while asking questions about cultural experience, objects, ideology, history, and discourses. By bringing a lens of intersectionality into our understanding of our own and others cultural capital, we can see important possibilities for how together we might foster political traction, and bring multiple perspectives and knowledges into our thinking-and-doing to realize transformative potential in the field of climate action.
Learning Activities
Writing: Author a 2-3 page mini-essay in your blog about your personal social capital and your personal cultural capital, and how you might use these personal capital assets to advance a career in climate action. A discussion of your cultural capital demands a consideration of intersectionality (e.g. race, gender).
Discovery: Once you have defined your own social and cultural capital, reflect on what this means for you as you anticipate interacting in the social, cultural, political, and economic world of climate action. This is work that requires accounting for the multifaceted nature of corporations, institutions, processes, and structures while asking questions about cultural experience, objects, ideology, history, and discourses.
By bringing a lens of intersectionality into our understanding of our own and others cultural capital, we can see important possibilities for how together we might foster political traction, and bring multiple perspectives and knowledges into our thinking-and-doing to realize transformative potential in the field of climate action.
Concept Mapping: Create additional domains in your MURAL to illustrate where you can apply both your social and cultural capital to create social value.
Assessment each week can be found under the site’s Assessment Menu: Assessment Week 3