Explaining Intersectionality through Kimberlé Crenshaw

This month we are delving into and explaining Intersectional Theory through the lens of Kimberlé Crenshaw, the American civil rights advocate and leading scholar who introduced it. Last month we considered how the concept of ‘intersectionality’ has deep roots. This month we’re narrowing down and getting really specific about the term ‘intersectionality’ as defined by the woman who coined it. The term is widely used now, but had quite a specific meaning when Crenshaw introduced it as a framework within legal theory.

Our guest this month is Katie, who is actually an integral part of our team at Grabbing Back. She is our article editor, studied Archeology and Philosophy at university and will be starting her Masters in Philosophy in September. She wrote our article this month so be sure to check it out on our website. 

Reading list:

Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics (1989) by Kimberlé Crenshaw