Code Switching or Soul Switching

Our panel will seek to give thought to the complex role of power in constructing and maintaining discursive and societal claims of identity through “code switching.” or what some call "soul switching" which refers to the actions of a particular person and/or group that is assumed to break from their own “natural” practices to perform codes “not their own” for the purposes of fitting in, acquiring capital, and accessing spaces not easily afforded.

Panelists include:

Dr. Mona-Lisa Pinkney - Sr. Director, Cybersecurity @Nike

Dr. Debra Jenkins - Developmental Strategist for Equity, Justice and Change @ Share the Flame LLC

Lakecia Gunter - VP Programmable Solutions Group @ Intel

Kronda Adair - Digital Marketer

Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia - Assistant Professor, OHSU School of Medicine