Dr. Mehmet Soyer, Temporary Assistant Professor of Sociology, organized two panels, both focusing on identifying and addressing sexism, racism, homophobia, xenophobia against Muslim Women, as well as other forms of oppression in everyday interactions. The first panel, “Transformation of (Mis)Perception,” included students and USU community members Simone Regan, Kylen Kaminski, Gonca F. Soyer, and Tasha Bauck. In the second panel, “Strategies for Speaking out against Everyday Prejudice,” Dr. Soyer presented with Dr. Mollie Murphy, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies.
Participants in both workshops learned how to consider context--relationship, setting, and external factors such as stress--in order to challenge offensive comments with greater confidence and efficacy.