Intersectionality, Critical Race Theory, and the Primacy of Racism

@article{Gillborn2015IntersectionalityCR,
  title={Intersectionality, Critical Race Theory, and the Primacy of Racism},
  author={David Gillborn},
  journal={Qualitative Inquiry},
  year={2015},
  volume={21},
  pages={277 - 287}
}
  • D. Gillborn
  • Published 25 February 2015
  • Art
  • Qualitative Inquiry
The article explores the utility of intersectionality as an aspect of critical race theory (CRT) in education. Drawing on research with Black middle-class parents in England, the article explores the intersecting roles of race, class, and gender in the construction and deployment of dis/ability in education. The author concludes that intersectionality is a vital aspect of understanding race inequity but that racism retains a primacy for critical race scholars in three key ways: namely… 
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