Intersectionality is the term used to describe how an individual’s different social and political identities influence the ways in which they experience discrimination or privilege. These interconnected identities range from race, class, disability, sexual identity, and gender, and often when they overlap they cause one to experience heightened discrimination. For example, black Americans face discrimination, though when comparing black men… Read more »
Intersectionality is the identification of multiple factors of advantage and disadvantage in our society as a whole. Historically, media has been a very shortcoming in its ability to produce an “ideal” look that is applicable to more than one demographic. The classic physique of a “white, physically and psychologically able, perceived to be heterosexual and middle-upper class” persona that has… Read more »
Race is a construct that was created with the intention to subjugate and oppress cultural groups based on perceived physical differences. The Poetry Society notes that the word ‘race’ appears in popular French physician François Bernier’s 1684 essay ‘A New Division of the Earth’. This is the first time the word is used to categorize all humans into races using… Read more »
What’s Due Next? This Week Tuesday (today): Keywords Race and Intersectionality Wednesday: Attend Çudamani performance (you should have received tickets by email) Thursday: Response post to either “Race” or “Intersectionality” (or you can respond to both in a single post, if you’d rather) Near Future Sunday, September 26: Submit Short Response Paper #1: Identity (I Am Not Your Negro) Review assignment Review rubric… Read more »