Intersectionality
The U.S. is not divided, neither is it broken, it is performing exactly how it is structured to. Organizations perform how they are structured. The performance of U.S. institutions determine the outcomes of the people effected by U.S. policy. Structural determinism is the concept that outcomes and events are predetermined by the structure of and structures within a society.
Session Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, you should be able to:
Explain the concept and value of intersectionality
Define the role of intersectionality in the civil rights movement
Explain how intersectionality applies to the Black-white binary and differential racialization
Describe the sexual contract
Watch Lecture
Watch the content lecture below. The purpose of the lecture is to tie in all of the session’s content and to align the content with the session’s learning objectives.
Review Content
There are multiple ways to access the information for this session. There are films, writings, and reflection questions. You get out of this course what you put into it.
Complete Reflections
These course sessions are tailored to your time and effort capacity. Completing the reflections based on whatever information you are able to access is important.
Session Lecture
Watch this lecture from “the Professor,” Dr. Thomas D. Allison, Esq., on the theory of Intersectionality. Dr. Allison is a professor, an attorney in five states, a nonprofit executive, and has a doctorate in public administration.
Suggested Text: Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics, by Kimberle Crenshaw
Amend
The Amend series does a fantastic covering history, law, and public policy as it relates to race relations in the United States. This particular episode discusses the feminist movement and the treatment of women in the U.S. legal system.
Additional Suggested Reading: The Sexual Contract, by Carole Pateman
Session Reflection Questions
In a journal, write a reflection of what you have learned from this material, covering at least the following elements:
Define intersectionality (provide definition, explanation, and example).
Define differential racialization (provide definition, explanation, and example).
Define the Black-white Binary (provide definition, explanation, and example).
Explain how the three CRT princples defined above can be used to shape social justice networks to address white supremacy.
Explain the tripartite identity of white supremacy and how intersectionality connects to it.
