Reflective writing Task 2

At the time, I had found that the photo board task was quite difficult especially selecting four photos and representing them each with a caption. I felt that my caption count could have been refined and polished. I am certainly aware that I could have expressed my words and ideas more clearly. Additionally, these photos all show a side that I am familiar with.

In the beginning of the semester, I personally felt that identity and culture were very similar with each other. Identity touches on about who an individual is as a person including what they identify as, their sexual orientation and personal hobbies. culture is defined more as an individual's upbringing. Values could also link with Identity too. Heritage and family trees correlate with the culture and history aspect. Furthermore, Ryan (2010) states that culture has many meanings. Not only does it have many meanings, it is also ubiquitous and makes up our everyday life.

I felt that choosing a photo that included my family would have more impact as I felt that it was capable of expressing the roots of my culture, where I came from and my family background. I had seen that many students posted a similar concept either to the Culture or Identity aspect for their own photo boards. In terms of the historic aspect of the photo board, I could only recall negative ideas about it. The memory that I could only remember was the tension between Taiwan, Japan and China. It could not be avoided as my mother was strongly affected by the invasion of the Japanese military to Taiwan as she was growing up. When I posted this photo board, I felt that I did not have any connection to history at all. All I could do was be sympathetic but could not empathize with her stories. Personally, the selection of photos for my photo board was very familiar with me, it shows who I am as a person and how much I am willing to share about myself. I can identify with the ideas as they are how I feel. I felt that I could express my identity more as it was the strongest concept that I identified with. In the future, I should analyse more deeply about myself from all different sides. 

References:

Ryan, M., Ingram, B., & Musiol, H. (2010). Cultural studies : a practical introduction. Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010