DST 500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ableism, Class Discrimination, Intersectionality

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Lecture 4: some isms and phobias: intersectionality and oppressions. The matrix of domination illustrates how several social factors, including gender, social class, and race and ethnicity can converge to create a cumulative impact on a person"s social standing. Aspects of our identity can give us both access and allow us to experience oppression. The term intersectionality" was first coined by legal scholar kimberl crenshaw in 1989 and is largely used in critical theories when discussing oppression: the most standard way to discuss about issues in regards to discrimination. From your reading by bilge and denis (2010) The concept of intersectionality was pioneered mainly by black women and addresses their exclusion from traditional discussions of race, gender and class (among other subjects) Intersectionality takes into consideration the ways in which intersecting axes of social inequality and power produce contradictions and tensions.

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