“Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex”
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“Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex” is a foundational legal scholarship article by Kimberlé Crenshaw that introduced and theorized intersectionality to explain how Black women’s experiences are obscured by single-axis analyses of race or gender.
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Target entity: “Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex” Context triple: [Kimberlé Crenshaw, hasWritten, “Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex”]
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Race-ing Justice, En-gendering Power
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Ain’t I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism
Ain’t I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism is a groundbreaking 1981 book by bell hooks that analyzes the intersection of racism and sexism in the lives, history, and representation of Black women.
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Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence
Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence is Adrienne Rich’s influential feminist essay that critiques heterosexuality as a political institution and argues for the recognition of lesbian existence and resistance.
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Target entity: “Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex” Target entity description: “Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex” is a foundational legal scholarship article by Kimberlé Crenshaw that introduced and theorized intersectionality to explain how Black women’s experiences are obscured by single-axis analyses of race or gender.
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A.
Yearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politics
*Yearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politics* is a collection of critical essays by bell hooks that examines the intersections of race, gender, class, and culture in contemporary society.
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B.
Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center
Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center is a foundational feminist text by bell hooks that critiques mainstream feminism’s focus on white, middle-class women and argues for a more inclusive, intersectional movement centered on the experiences of marginalized groups.
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C.
Race-ing Justice, En-gendering Power
Race-ing Justice, En-gendering Power is an edited collection of essays, compiled by Toni Morrison, that examines the intersections of race, gender, and power in the context of American law, culture, and politics.
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D.
Ain’t I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism
Ain’t I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism is a groundbreaking 1981 book by bell hooks that analyzes the intersection of racism and sexism in the lives, history, and representation of Black women.
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E.
Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence
Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence is Adrienne Rich’s influential feminist essay that critiques heterosexuality as a political institution and argues for the recognition of lesbian existence and resistance.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
law review article
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legal scholarship ⓘ scholarly article ⓘ |
| addresses |
erasure of Black women in legal doctrine
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limitations of existing antidiscrimination frameworks ⓘ the need for multidimensional analysis of identity ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
make Black women’s experiences visible in law
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reform antidiscrimination doctrine ⓘ |
| argues |
Black women are marginalized by single-axis analyses of race or gender
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antidiscrimination law fails to recognize compound discrimination ⓘ legal doctrine obscures the experiences of Black women ⓘ |
| author | Kimberlé Crenshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
Black feminist legal thought
NERFINISHED
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debates on race and gender in law ⓘ the development of intersectionality theory ⓘ |
| critiques |
antiracist discourse’s treatment of gender
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single-axis framework in antidiscrimination law ⓘ traditional feminist theory’s treatment of race ⓘ |
| field |
civil rights law
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critical race theory ⓘ feminist legal studies ⓘ law ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Black women’s employment discrimination cases
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Black women’s experiences of discrimination ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
antidiscrimination jurisprudence
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critical race feminism ⓘ intersectional feminism ⓘ sociolegal studies of inequality ⓘ |
| introducesConcept |
intersectional discrimination
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political intersectionality ⓘ representational intersectionality ⓘ structural intersectionality ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs |
foundational text on intersectionality
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key article in feminist legal scholarship ⓘ seminal work in critical race theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Black women
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antidiscrimination law ⓘ critical race theory ⓘ feminist legal theory ⓘ gender ⓘ intersectionality ⓘ race ⓘ sex ⓘ |
| proposes | a framework for understanding overlapping systems of oppression ⓘ |
| theorizes | intersectionality ⓘ |
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Subject: “Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex” Description of subject: “Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex” is a foundational legal scholarship article by Kimberlé Crenshaw that introduced and theorized intersectionality to explain how Black women’s experiences are obscured by single-axis analyses of race or gender.
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