debates on a multi-faceted concept in gender studies
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Lutz, Helma > (ed)
- Creator
- Vivar, Maria Teresa Herrera > (ed)
- Creator
- Supik, Linda > (ed)
- Contributor
- Lykke, Nina
- Publish Year
- 2011
- Shelfmark
- WER 22 2011 - B
- Thesaurus
- vrouwenstudies, intersectionaliteit, etniciteit, identiteit, media, seksueel geweld, mannelijkheid, theorieën, seksualiteit, migratie, bundel
- Description
- Originally conceived by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989 as a tool for the analysis of the ways in which different forms of social inequality, oppression and discrimination interact and overlap in multidimensional ways, the concept of 'intersectionality' has attracted much attention in international feminist debates over the last decade.This book brings together proponents and critics of the concept. Engaging with the historical roots of intersectionality in the US-based 'race-class-gender' debate, this book also considers the European adoption of this concept in different national contexts, to explore issues such as migration, identity, media coverage of sexual violence against men and transnational livelihoods of high and low skilled migrants. Thematically arranged around the themes of the transatlantic migration of intersectionality, the development of intersectionality as a theory, men's studies and masculinities, and the body and embodiment, this book draws on empirical case studies as well as theoretical research.