Being a Rootless Third Culture Kid | Benjamin Self | TEDxUofL
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- Опубликовано: 7 апр 2015
- “Coming to Terms with the Weak ‘Connectivity’ of a Third Culture Upbringing” Benjamin Self, TEDxUofL 2015, Feb 28, 2015, Session 3: Dynamism
While affirming the many benefits of international exposure, Benjamin Self asserts that such an upbringing often leaves “Third Culture Kids” (TCKs) with a nagging sense of rootlessness - of lacking belonging, a proper home, a stable and shared identity. This rootlessness tends to manifest in what he calls the weak local “connectivity” of TCKs.
Benjamin Self is a dual citizen and TCK who split his childhood between the U.S., Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, and Saudi Arabia. After graduating from high school, he earned his B.A. in History at Earlham College in Indiana. Then following a two-year stint in D.C., he moved to Canada, where he attained an M.A. in International Affairs from Carleton University. Since completing the program, Ben has lived happily in his "home" state of Kentucky, and is now on his second job there in the nonprofit sector, with plans to, perhaps, even stay awhile.
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Thank you for this. The amount of clarity I received from this allows me to understand myself a lot better now.
I'm a tck and have been depressed since 12
This is a great presentation, firstly loved the Iceberg analogy and then the connection with the global state of the world. When you go to a village and see how people support each other you see the true value of this. Support networks and community are all we need to live a good life, and can now be more open-minded and multicultural than ever before. This is the simple secret to a healthy life no matter how you grew up 😉 🌎 🙌 Thanks for this wonderful video, very good message!
The Chinese have a saying:
"moving house three times equals one fire".
Actually, this is a really, really insightful presentation. Thank you!
Something thing I have noticed about TCK presenters is their restless, pacing body movements as though they are in an overseas airport lounge waiting for their final boarding call to be announced in a foreign language. Once they are on board and seated with a copy of The Times or the New York Times they generally settle down. They feel most at home when they are on their way to somewhere else.
Speedy Gonzales beautifully put hahah :)
Speedy Gonzales I think that is an unsupported stretch of reasoning if you re trying to say there is a correlation.
Note that his experience is one of having moved around a lot. Not all TCKs have that experience. I didn't move much when I was kid. It just so happens that when I did move, it was from one country to another. I don't feel particularly rootless. And I certainly don't feel most at home when I'm on my way to somewhere else. (especially not in a plane. I hate flying lol ^^)
under rated ted talk. extremely correct end point
Great talk!
Fascinating.
Fantastic presentation thanks
what does the top left box say?
Yesssss
I can feel the alienation happening in the room.
sorry I know you commented this ages ago but what do you mean?
@@GG-ll6zx I can only assume what Andi Flintoff meant but I think that some people in the audience might have not understood his point either because they did not get the explanation or did not relate to his experiences in general