54050 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Identity Politics, Intersectionality, 2 Live Crew
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Reference: cre(cid:374)shaw, k. (cid:894)1(cid:1013)(cid:1012)(cid:1013)(cid:895) (cid:858)de(cid:373)a(cid:396)gi(cid:374)alizi(cid:374)g the i(cid:374)te(cid:396)sectio(cid:374) of ace a(cid:374)d se(cid:454): a black. Fe(cid:373)i(cid:374)ist c(cid:396)iti(cid:395)ue of a(cid:374)tidisc(cid:396)i(cid:373)i(cid:374)atio(cid:374) doct(cid:396)i(cid:374)e, fe(cid:373)i(cid:374)ist theo(cid:396)(cid:455) a(cid:374)d a(cid:374)ti(cid:396)acist politics(cid:859), University of chicago legal forum, 1989(1): 139 167. Politicisation transformed the way we understand violence against women ,characterised identities. Identity politics in tension with dominant conceptions of social justice. Explores race and gender dimensions of violence against women of colour. Focusing on battering and rape- experiences of women of colour product of patterns of racism and sexism- women of colour marginalised with both. Focus on intersections of race and gender- highlights need to account for multiple grounds of identity when considering how the social world is constructed. Convergence of race, gender, class domination- intervention strategies- limited of women because they share different obstacles. Eg immigration and nationality act, resulted in violence and abuse for fears of deportation. Immigrant women vulnerable to spouse violence due to dependence upon husbands regarding legal status.
