Social Justice Journeys: Psychological Identity and Museum Exhibits

Catalog description

By combining field trips to museums and classroom learning, students learn how we construct our psychological identities (e.g., gender, race and ethnic identities) and how images and exhibits in our society influence the cognitive processes underlying our identity development. Students will reflect on the impact of how historical events are retold on how we value ourselves and others. An intersectionality framework is employed. Career opportunities for psychology majors that overlap with museum science will be introduced.