Örebro-Stanford Cross-Cultural Rhetoric Workshop
January 29, 2008
Activity: Students will discuss appearance and gender from a cross-cultural and rhetorical point of
view and also learn about how to use ICT for global communication.
I. Welcome and introductory remarks
Time: 18.10-18.20 / 9.10–9.20 am 10 minutes
Location: Marratech room T217 (http://emeeting.tech.oru.se:8000/index.jsp)
Welcome and introductory remarks: Helle Rytkonen and Eva Magnusson
Introduction: Anders Sigrell, Umea University
II. Small Group introductions: Cultural Artifact Analysis
Time: 18.20-18.35 / 9:20-9:35 15 minutes
Location: CCR Group Rooms (http://switchboard.stanford.edu)
Activity: Share a cultural artifact which represents you.
III. Small Group Rhetorical Analysis of Gender
Time: 18.35-19:10 / 9:35-10:10 35 minutes
Activity: Analysis and Discussion of video clips (You may listen on separate sides and then
join back together.)
Clips: Clips can be accessed through opening an internet browser in a separate window and
visiting http://ccr.stanford.edu/workshops/012908.htm
 “Beautiful Girl with a Beard”
 “Shower”
 “Dove – Evolution”
Questions:
1. How do the arguments in the video clips correspond to your own cultures & everyday life?
2. Compare and contrast the roles of men and women in your different cultures. (What should
a woman/man do, look like, say...? What should they not do, look like, say…?)
IV. Collaborative Activity
Time: 19.05-19.15 / 10:05-10:15 10 minutes
Activity: Work together to create a two-minute presentation about the discussion from your
small group. (Note: During the presentation, speakers will be cut off at two minutes)
V. Group Presentations and Closing Remarks
Time: 19:15-19:30 / 10:15-10:30 15 minutes
Location: Marratech room T217 (http://emeeting.tech.oru.se:8000/index.jsp)
Group Presentations: Present group work in closing “Virtual Student Conference.” We will go
from Group A to Group E.
Thank you and goodbye: Helle Rytkonen and Eva Magnusson
VI. Post workshop activity:
Time: Due before Thursday, January 31st.
Activity: Write a 50 word reflection as a comment on the debrief questions found in the blog
post entitled “Videoconference Reflections” at
http://www.stanford.edu/group/ccr/blog/2008/01/videoconference_reflections.html.