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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 ...
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 ...
Intersectional feminism offers a lens through which we can better understand one another and strive towards a more just future for all. Kimberlé Crenshaw , an American law professor who coined the term in 1989 explained Intersectional feminism as, “a prism for seeing the way in which various forms of inequality often operate together and exacerbate each other,” in a recent interview with ...
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.
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 ...
Intersectionality is a feminist theory which analyzes various forms of oppression and hierarchies of power. In addition to gender, it takes into account a number of sociodemographic factors and examines how these factors may simultaneously interact. This theory highlights the power relationships which exist between various groups.
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 interlocking systems ...
