Exploring Identity The Works of James Marcia and Kalup Linzy
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Exploring Identity
The Works of James Marcia and
Kalup Linzy
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• Imagine that your life has been chosen as the subject of an upcoming television show…– Who are the main characters? What role do
they play?
Identity Development
• Key to adolescent development
James Marcia’s View of Identity Crisis
• Identity crisis occurs because individuals must make commitments on important matters such as occupation, religion, politics, etc.
Marcia’s Four Stages to Achieve Identity
#1 Identity Moratorium:
- A stage in which one is exploring identity issues
- People seriously consider various issues, but do not make a commitment on the choices presented to them
Identity MoratoriumCrisis / No Commitment
Marcia’s Four Stages to Achieve Identity
#2: Identity Foreclosure:
- A stage in which one has made a firm commitment on the choices, but at the influence of others
Identity Foreclosure
No Crisis / Commitment
Marcia’s Four Stages to Achieve Identity
#3: Identity Confused or Diffused:
A stage in which one has no clear sense of identity and have not yet explored identity issues
Identity Confusion or DiffusionNo Crisis / No Commitment
Marcia’s Four Stages to Achieve Identity
#4: Identity Achievement:
A stage in which one has considered many choices and final decision has been made freely
Identity Achievement
Crisis / Commitment
(Introducing Kaye) Romantic Loner (2013)
Kalup Linzy
Conversations with de Churen X:
One Life to Heal, 2013
As Da Art World Might Turn, 2013
Queen Rose Family Tree, 2014-2015
Process: Think-Write-Pair-Share• Consider the television show of your life
discussed at the beginning of the lesson: – After viewing the ways in which Kalup Linzy has
expressed various identities, would you express the identity of yourself and your main characters in the same way?
– Kalup Linzy expresses the identity development of his characters in soap opera-inspired performance pieces, What genre of television show would best fit with the identities of yourself and your main characters? (e.g. soap opera, sitcom, prime-time drama, comedy, etc.)
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