intersectionality

is a process by which oppressive institutions such as racism and sexism are interconnected and cannot be examined separately from one another.

to describe the ways in which oppressive institutions (racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, xenophobia, classism, etc.) are interconnected and cannot be examined separately from one another'

is the idea that oppression and injustice always work from a multitude of directions at once, at the intersection of race and gender, sexuality and nation.

particular forms of intersecting oppressions, for example, intersections of race and gender, or of sexuality and nation.' She goes on to say: 'intersectional paradigms remind us that oppression cannot be reduced to one fundamental type, and that oppressions work together in producing injustice.' (2000: 18)

is the multidimensionality of marginalized subjects' lived experiences'.

the multidimensionality of marginalised subjectslived experiences. (1989: 139)

is a philosophy suggesting that straight white Americans are inherently the beneficiaries of white privilege and therefore cannot speak on certain policies since they have not experienced what it's like to be black or Hispanic or gay or transgender or a woman.

the philosophy of intersectionality this philosophy now dominates college campuses as well as a large segment unfortunately of today's Democratic Party and suggest that straight white Americans are inherently the beneficiaries of white privilege and therefore cannot speak on certain policies since they have not experienced what it's like to be black or Hispanic or gay or transgender or a woman this philosophy ranks the value of a view not based on the logic or merit of the view but on the level of victimization in American society experienced by the person espousing the view herefore if you're an LGBT black woman their view of American society is automatically more valuable than that of a straight white male

is a philosophy which ranks the value of a view not based on the logic or merit of the view but on the level of victimization in American society experienced by the person espousing the view.

is the notion that how we inhabit a given category depends on how we inhabit others

Given that relationships of power 'intersect', how we inhabit a given category depends on how we inhabit others (Lorde, 1984: 114'23; Brewer, 1993; Collins, 1998; Smith, 1998).

intersectionality, n.Definitions

intersectionality