SOCY 344 Lecture 7: W4b Intersectionality and Aboriginal Women
8 Mar 2017
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The rise of intersectionality and intersectional theory / 2: intersectionality signifies the complex, irreducible, varied, and variable effects which ensue when multiple axes of differentiation economic, political, cultural, psychic, subjective and experiential intersect in historically specific contexts. The concept emphasizes that different dimensions of social life cannot be separated out into discrete and pure strands. Example of intersectionality: indigenous women / 1: (stevenson, winona 1999. Toronto: women"s press. : relations between indigenous peoples and the canadian state are shaped by colonialism - domination for economic, ideological, and political purposes. Indigenous women / 3: 1869 legislation. Women had it only if her father, husband was a registered indian. If not, her indian status was relinquished. Excluded indigenous women from indigenous identity and indigenous rights. Repealed in 1985 - more than 130,000 people, mostly women, applied to have their rights restored. Thursday, february 2, 2017: conditions for indigenous women in canada.
