Intersectionality

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- 1: What is Intersectionality? -- Using intersectionality as an analytic tool -- Core ideas of intersectional frameworks -- Notes -- 2: Intersectionality as Critical Inquiry and Praxis -- Intersectionality as critical inquiry -- Intersectionality as critical praxis -- The synergy of inquiry and praxis -- Notes -- 3: Getting the History of Intersectionality Straight? -- Intersectionality and social movement activism (1960s and 1970s) -- What's in a name? Intersectionality's institutional incorporation (1980s and 1990s) -- 4: Intersectionality's Global Dispersion -- Intersectionality and human rights -- Intersectionality's dispersal in scholarship -- Digital debates: intersectionality and digital media -- Notes -- 5: Intersectionality and Identity -- Hip hop, intersectionality, and identity politics -- Intersectionality and identity debates in the academy -- Then what kind of identity for intersectionality? -- 6: Intersectionality, Social Protest, and Neoliberalism -- Intersectionality and global social protest -- The coercive turn in nation-states -- Securitization: a problem for everyone? -- Notes -- 7: Intersectionality and Critical Education -- A critical convergence: intersectionality and education -- Multicultural education, diversity, and urban public schools -- Intersectionality, diversity, and higher education -- Intersectionality, critical education, and social justice -- Notes -- 8: Intersectionality Revisited -- Relationality -- Social context -- Power relations, social inequality, and social justice -- Intersectionality's complexity -- References -- Index

The concept of intersectionality has become a hot topic in academic and activist circles alike. But what exactly does it mean, and why has it emerged as such a vital lens through which to explore how social inequalities of race, class, gender, sexuality, age, ability and ethnicity shape one another? In this new book Patricia Hill Collins and Sirma Bilge provide a much-needed, introduction to the field of intersectional knowledge and praxis. They analyze the emergence, growth and contours of the concept and show how intersectional frameworks speak to topics as diverse as human rights, neoliberalism, identity politics, immigration, hip hop, global social protest, diversity, digital media, Black feminism in Brazil, violence and World Cup soccer. Accessibly written and drawing on a plethora of lively examples to illustrate its arguments, the book highlights intersectionality's potential for understanding inequality and bringing about social justice oriented change. Intersectionality will be an invaluable resource for anyone grappling with the main ideas, debates and new directions in this field.