Storying the Self: How Stories Shape our Identities

Coursera MOOC / Non-credit USD 49
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Storying the Self: How Stories Shape our Identities

About this course

Explore how artists have come to understand their identities over time, through creative media and scholarly discussions. You will connect with your own sources of creative inspiration, and revisit a major moment in your life that has shaped who you are and how you understand yourself, with the invitation to engage with this story through literary analysis and creative expression. Discover how these themes and theories help leaders understand their own and others’ identities across the full range of human diversity, as they show up in workplaces and relationships.

What you'll learn

  • Analyze how artists use creative media to explore and express their identities
  • Apply literary analysis techniques to personal narratives
  • Examine a significant personal experience through creative expression
  • Understand how identity narratives influence leadership and workplace dynamics
  • Recognize themes of identity across diverse human experiences

Course objectives

  • Connect with personal sources of creative inspiration
  • Revisit and reframe a major life moment through storytelling
  • Apply identity theories to understanding diverse workplace relationships
  • Develop skills in both analytical and creative approaches to self-narrative

Skills you'll gain

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