• The purpose of this paper is to provide you with an opportunity to further your individual
learning through in-depth examination of EDI aspects of a specific situation or example.
• You have flexibility is the way you approach the paper. You may build on your Dialogue Café
materials as a starting point or start fresh with a new idea.
o It is recommended, that you carefully read the expectations, so that your artifact/topic
meets those expectations. You do *not* need to get approval from Dr. Ophir for your
idea for the paper (opportunities for questions will be provided in drop-ins, if you wish
to ask questions).
• Students seeking alternate provisions are expected to follow York University policies and
guidelines regarding accommodation procedures.
Selecting a situation/example
• A situation or example would usually be a recent artifact(s) or description of a lived experience,
preferably from 2020 or late 2019. Many of you have had such in your Dialogue Café
preparation. If you had a very general approach in your Dialogue Café, you may want to look for
a specific artifact to work with.
• An artifact is a primary source in the form of written text, image or video. It can be an ad
(image, commercial, social media post), a company webpage, as well as a blog post or a
newspaper article that describes a person’s lived experience or a point of view.
• It is best that your artifact/situation/example go beyond non-dominant group such as women,
or general such as visible minority or people with disabilities. Consider other social identity
dimensions and internationalist.
What to include in the analysis/paper
• Critical reflection of artifact, identifying 2-4 main themes/arguments that are the most
important in your view.