Intersectionality

The book “Our Lady of Controversy” edited by Alicia Gaspar de Alba and Alma Lopez addresses many prevalent issues that were raised when Queer Chicana artist Alma Lopez showcased her reinterpretation of the iconic archetype of La Virgen de Guadalupe at the museum of International Folk Art in 2001 CyberArte. The book consist of short essays from scholars that analyzed the controversy through the context of religion, feminism, art and censorship, colonialism, queer theory, and Chicanx history.…

and sexual preference. Rather, the issue is failing to properly recognize and acknowledge these differences in order to understand, and attempt to remedy the distortions and faults that arise from them . In essence, Lorde is prescribing that intersectionality must be acknowledged…

While growing up in a white, male dominated, heterosexual society I sometimes struggle to find comfort in being a woman. Even though I’m from an affluent, privileged neighborhood, I feel uncomfortable walking home late at night, putting my drink down at a party, or being with a group of female friends, unescorted by a man. Not only is protecting myself an issue, but I also struggle to balance the social pressures of “skinny” vs. “curvy,” and “bitchy” vs. “sweetheart.” Women have been fighting…

different subcultures and stereotypes that communities are faced with on a daily basis. Therefore, it is hard to imagine a person from any group not finding at least one circumstance to sympathize with. The creators of this show also exemplify intersectionality by providing familiar biases and unique disadvantages or flaws…

In addition, I have expanded my knowledge of different theories that may change my current practice. In fact, the anti-oppressive approach has provided me with the ability to recognize opportunities for structural practice (social location, intersectionality, interlocking perspectives) and has offered me the conviction of following this professional…

traffic in Women: Notes on the Political Economy of sex based on the subject of “The questioning of women’s subordination” in contrast to Lil Abu-Lughod’s “Writing against culture” in the subject of “Feminist ethnography: Critiquing culture, Intersectionality, and the feminist subject”. We will also discuss and relate both articles to the following books which include Evanagelia Papdaki ‘s “Women’s objectification and the Norm of assumed Objectivity” in the Volume 5, issue 2 edition of…

In the early 1970s, Radical feminists (RF) began to explore how gender and sexuality affect the context of crime and victimisation, particularly rape and other forms of sexual violence. They highlighted that legal discourse follows a patriarchal, phallocentric culture and structure that prioritizes masculinity and maintains power distributions favoured towards men. Heterosexuality is assumed thus rape is only seen as legitimate when it involves male penetration and female sexual pleasure is…

Critical race class reflection If I had to explain critical race theory to someone outside of this class using only three texts, the first one would be Slavery, race and ideology by Barbara fields. As most people understand it racism is a product of complicated interactions between people of different races and societies, identifiable by characteristics and innate capacities . And that some simply decided they were superior to others. However in feilds article it is explained how race developed…

I did not wake up spontaneously one morning and think, “I want to go into medicine.” I did not have a close family member or friend to introduce me to the field. There has not been a life altering medical adversity in my life. My decision to pursue medicine came from a series of small but significant experiences, each one reinforcing the previous, that inspired me to become a physician. My love for knowledge and eagerness to discover the unknown reaffirmed my aspiration in the midst of a time of…

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