Following are a series of resources to help you get started in understanding the history and approach of intersectional research. We have also provided a working definition to help orient you, as well as some potential questions to consider for our conversation on May 8, 2017.<\/p>\n
All links open in new tabs.<\/span><\/p>\n Crewnshaw articulates a theory of intersectionality in a law review article, demonstrating the need for understanding feminism and oppression not merely from a white perspective. She introduces \u201cthe concept of intersectionality to denote the various ways in which race and gender interact to shape the multiple dimensions of \u00a0Black women\u2019s employment experiences\u201d (p. 1244); insodoing, she illustrated \u201cthat many of the experience Black women face are not subsumed within the traditional boundaries of race or gender discrimination as these boundaries are currently understood, and that the intersection of racismn and sexim factors into Balck women\u2019s lives in ways that cannot be captured wholly by looking at the race or gender dimensions of those experiences separately\u201d (p. 1244). In her work, she explores Black women\u2019s experiences, but she looked towards expanding the methodology and analytical framework to include other perspectives as well. She writes, \u201cBy tracing the categories to their intersections, I hope to suggest a methodology that will ultimately disrupt the tendencies to see race and gender as exclusive or separable…while the primary intersections that I explore here are between race and gender, the concept can and should be expanded by factoring in issues such as class, sexual orientation, age, and color\u201d (p. 1244).<\/p>\n Crenshaw, Kimberl\u00e9 Williams. (2015). The urgency of intersectionality<\/i>. TED Women2016. [18+ minute video] \u00a0view video at: https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/kimberle_crenshaw_the_urgency_of_intersectionality<\/a> [Crenshaw discusses intersectionality in a TED Talk format]<\/p>\n Crenshaw, Kimberl\u00e9 Williams. (1991). Mapping the margins: Intersectionality, identity politics, and violence against women of color. Stanford Law Review <\/i>43: 1241-99. Download at: http:\/\/socialdifference.columbia.edu\/files\/socialdiff\/projects\/Article__Mapping_the_Margins_by_Kimblere_Crenshaw.pdf<\/a> [One of her first key essays]<\/p>\n Hill Collins, Patricia. (1990). Black feminist thought. <\/i>London: Harper Collins. [Published before Crenshaw coined \u201cintersectionality,\u201d but theorizes the interlocking power relations of race, class, and gender in ways important to intersectional work]<\/p>\n Crenshaw, Kimberle\u0301. (2013). Kimberle\u0301 Crenshaw instructors\u2019 guide: Free Resources on intersectionality, criticial race theory across disciplines.<\/i> Materials developed for a talk given at Boise State. Accessible at: http:\/\/www.racialequitytools.org\/resourcefiles\/Kimberle-Crenshaw-Instructors_-Guide-1.pdf <\/a>[Helpful as a guide that Lisa used locally with teachers (and their students)]<\/p>\n Hankivsky, Olena. (2014). Intersectionality 101. <\/i>San Francisco: The Institute for Intersectionality Research & Policy, SFU. Download at: https:\/\/www.sfu.ca\/iirp\/documents\/resources\/101_Final.pdf\u00a0 <\/a>[a primer on intersectionality]<\/p>\n Hill Collins, Patricia, and Sirma Bilge. (2016). Intersectionality: Key concepts. <\/i>\u00a0London: Polity Press.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 [Approachable introductory text that can be given to interested new students looking for a foundation and \/or a bridge to key issues and important texts]<\/p>\n Hunting, Gemma. (2014). Intersectionality-informed qualitative research: A primer. <\/i>San Francisco: The Institute for Intersectionality Research & Policy, SFU. Download at: https:\/\/www.sfu.ca\/iirp\/documents\/resources\/QualPrimer_FINAL_v3.pdf <\/a>[Some researchers in the field will wonder how it differs from other methods, but it is well researched and can provide a view that could be helpful to some.]<\/p>\n Intersectionality Research Database (U Maryland) http:\/\/ird.crge.umd.edu\/ <\/a>[This research database presents (and usually annotates) work on intersectionality that crosses a number of fields and can give scholars and teachers a way to see models and research practices. The database contains cross linked and annotated entries using the following 16 categories: Colorism\/Racial-Ethnic; Criminal Justice; Disability; Family; Health\/Mental; Health\/Well-being; Higher Education; P-12 Education; Religion\/Spirituality; Sexuality; Stratification\/Immigration; Theorizing Intersectionality; Violence and Power; Welfare\/Poverty; Work\/Labor]<\/p>\nDefining Intersectionality <\/b><\/h2>\n
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