FEM 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Intersectionality, Structural Inequality, Neoliberalism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: FEM 2110
• Professor: Kathryn Trevenen

Document Summary

Parallel ideology or salad model why this model is problematic: Tends to suggest that categories of oppression should be ranked (first we should deal with this issue, and then we will fight for the rest) Attempts to change one system of oppression while leaving the others intact leaves in place the structure of domination that is made up of interlocking hierarchies sherene razack. States that one form of oppression is seen as more pressing than another. White fragility: a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive moves. We must see systems of oppression simultaneously in order to understand oppression. Ex: a woman who is also black and queer is an exactly of interlocking systems of oppression. If we just think about one wire of the bird cage, we don"t get the whole picture. The interrelated nature of sexism, racism, homophobia, ableism. Characterizes disability that it must be accommodated or cured.