1. Belonging…

2. Notions of belonging start at birth

3. Area of Study-Belonging….
explores a concept
examines how it can be represented in different texts
analyses how notions of belonging can impact on our perceptions of self and our place in the world
Triggers personal reflection

4. to a community, religion, nation
Conceptualizing Belonging
It signifies Connection to:
to place
to others
to a group
to a community, religion, nation
Sometimes ‘Belonging’ is as much about being excluded as it is about being included

5. There are strong, instinctive forces that promote unity within a group.
‘By building relations we create a source of love and personal pride and belonging that makes living in a chaotic world easier’. Susan Lieberman

6. This need to belong is supported by sociological study.
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is represented as a pyramid with the more basic needs at the bottom.

7. Important elements of
Belonging

8. Our Need to belong can: Have both positive and negative consequences
Shape our individuality and sense of self
Can influence our beliefs, actions and emotions
Dictate our view of the world-mindset

9. joy, security, companionship, inclusion and stability
A sense of Belonging can generate positive feelings of:
joy, security, companionship, inclusion and stability

10. A sense of Not Belonging however can generate negative feelings of:
Alienation
Disaffection
Estrangement
Dislocation
Isolation
Marginalisation
Rebellion

11. Belonging can be a sense of:
Community or shared experience

12. A Sense of Place Belonging can be linked to…
The meaning, intention, felt value and significance that individuals or groups give to particular places
(Curtis & Rees Jones, 1998)

13. Family connections
Family traditions counter alienation and confusion. They help us define who we are; they provide something steady, reliable and safe in a confusing world.
Susan Lieberman

14. Shared pleasure and enjoyment

15. Friendship

16. Shared identity

18. Ethnicity

19. Religion

20. Patriotism, Nationalism & Culture
How the World Sees Us

21. We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race. Kofi Annan
We were born to unite with our fellow men, and to join in community with the human race.
Cicero

22. Texts often explore the problems connected with Belonging or not belonging

23. Finding your own way in life rather than conforming to social norms

24. Trying to fit in or conform

25. But never quite managing to

26. Having to hide who you want to be
Secret Identity

27. Stereotyping

28. Factions / Sub-groups

31. Belonging crisis!
Not fitting in

32. Exclusion
Isolation

33. Dispossession

34. Marginalisation

35. Refugees

36. Fractured sense of self

38. Still with me?

39. Unity gained from belonging to a group can bring strength, pride, cohesion and influence which is empowering BUT… it can be readily exploited and corrupted

40. Aggression and Intimidation

41. Racism and Prejudice

42. Tyranny

43. Solidarity can be exclusive
Song Lyrics:
Strawbs – 1973
“You don’t get me
I’m part of the Union
Till the day I die”

45. You must show understanding of different notions of Belonging and what it signifies. HOW? Through:
Recognition of belonging concepts in unseen texts (Section 1)
Composition incorporating belonging concepts (Section 2)
Through explicit thesis statements
Textual analysis
Textual comparison (Section 3)

46. Conceptualising Challenge What do the following images say to you about belonging?
Jot down as many single word ideas as you can in the time you have – approximately seconds each:

52. 52

53. Compare your belonging ideas with people around you

54. Over to you …..
You now need to formulate thesis/ motherhood statements that show your understanding of belonging concepts.
Such as…

56. Belonging is a sign of identity; of who and what we are

57. As you grow, you develop the ideal of where your true belonging could be - the place, the home, the partner, and the work. 
John O'Donohue

58. We draw strength when part of a group
An individual needs others to function
Uniformity allows us to fit in with others
We fulfil a purpose by belonging
We draw strength when part of a group
Belonging can diminish our individuality

59. Being human signifies, for each one of us, belonging to a class, a society, a country, a continent and a civilization.
Claude Levi-Strauss

60. Still Confused? What does it mean and signify? Belonging Concepts
Motherhood statements
Prescribed Text
What notions are represented?
How are these communicated?
ORTs
TWO that meet typical type questions and link and/or challenge prescribed text

61. Exploring Belonging Themes
not belonging
connection
disconnection
acceptance
non-acceptance
seeking to belong
reluctance to assimilate
accepting difference
rejecting difference
social/personal avenues to belong
social/personal barriers to belong
belonging as an extension/addition
belonging as a limitation

62. Time to respond. Try these exercises…
You will be given a short amount of time to jot down draft responses to the following Section 1 type questions

63. Sample Questions - Section One
Identify one belonging concept highlighted in the photograph.
(ii) Discuss one visual technique that has been used to communicate this.

64. Collins St, 5pm – Artist: John Brack, 1955
Identify one belonging concept
Discuss one visual technique used to communicate this artwork

65. Identify ONE belonging concept used in this advertisement
Discuss ONE visual technique used to communicate this concept