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May 1, 2014 · In feminist theory, intersectionality has become the predominant way of conceptualizing the relation. between systems of oppression which construct our multiple identities and our social locations ...
- Anna Carastathis
Apr 7, 2014 · The aim of this essay is to clarify the origins of intersectionality as a metaphor, and its theorization as a provisional concept in Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw's work, followed by its uptake and mainstreaming as a paradigm by feminist theorists in a period marked by its widespread and rather unquestioned – if, at times, superficial and inattentive – usage.
- Anna Carastathis
- 07 April 2014
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- 9, Issue5
Mar 7, 2024 · Intersectionality means that these issues are recognised and fought for in an inclusive and more powerful way. In the 35 years since Crenshaw coined the term, feminist scholars have analysed how ...
- Intersectionality: Definitions
- Origin of The Concept of Intersectionality
- Criticisms of Intersectionality
- Examples of Intersectional Approaches in Canada
The term “intersectionality” is used to describe the multiplicity and interconnectedness of various types of discriminationand how these relate to domination and oppression, i.e., the exploitation of one social group by another. Intersectional analysis calls for us to acknowledge our privileges, defined as unearned advantages resulting from one’s p...
The roots of intersectionality lie in post-enslavement America. Thinkers like W.E.B. Du Bois (the first African American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University) discussed the complexity of domination systems using the example of the life experiences of African Americans. Other works (such as Women, Race and Class) paved the way for the developm...
Shortly after the distribution of her founding texts, intersectionality became a key concept in Anglo-Saxon feminism. Intersectionality meshes well with identity politics — an approach which focuses on the occurrences of injustice experienced by various minority groups. This theory has, however, been the subject of criticism. As it initially emerge...
A number of groups working in this field have included intersectionality in their toolboxes. For example, the Women’s Shelters Canada group has determined that the current mechanisms of response to violence against women and people of various genders have been unsuccessful in significantly reducing the levels of violence. (See Family Violence.) Mor...
Sep 16, 2024 · Intersectionality addresses one of the most pressing problems facing contemporary feminism, that is, the long and painful legacy of its exclusions and theoretical erasures (such as race from feminist theory and gender from anti-racist theory). Intersectional work is intrinsically political and transformational, as it focuses on social justice ...
- Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt
Abstract. Coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989, the term intersectionality has become the key analytic framework through which feminist scholars in various fields talk about the structural identities of race, class, gender, and sexuality. This chapter situates intersectionality within a long history of black feminist theorizing about ...
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space, and time, intersectionality has refashioned several of the basic premises that have guided feminist theory as it evolved following the 1950s. Many have explicitly recognized that the prototypical model for feminist theory post-1950s was based on the lives of White women whose experiences as wives, daughters,
