Intersectionality as buzzword

K. Davis

DOI:10.1177/1464700108086364

Corpus ID: 145295170

Intersectionality as buzzword

@article{Davis2008IntersectionalityAB,
  title={Intersectionality as buzzword},
  author={K. Davis},
  journal={Feminist Theory},
  year={2008},
  volume={9},
  pages={67 - 85}
}

K. Davis

Published 2008

Sociology

Feminist Theory

Since its inception, the concept of `intersectionality' — the interaction of multiple identities and experiences of exclusion and subordination — has been heralded as one of the most important contributions to feminist scholarship. Despite its popularity, there has been considerable confusion concerning what the concept actually means and how it can or should be applied in feminist inquiry. In this article, I look at the phenomenon of intersectionality's spectacular success within contemporary… CONTINUE READING

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