Critical Engagements: Intersectionality, Privilege, and Identity Politics
A long list of free and critical readings about intersectionality, privilege, and identity politics!
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Back to homeFacing Poverty, Academics Turn to Sex Work and Sleeping in Cars
“There is nothing she would rather do than teach. But after supplementing her career with tutoring and proofreading, the university lecturer decided to go to remarkable lengths to make her career financially viable.”
This Video Breaks Down the ABCs of Intersectionality
Know the history of Black feminists who have moved the movement.
To Understand Rising Inequality, Consider the Janitors at Two Top Companies, Then and Now
Our national ethos wants us all to believe that opportunities come from hard work (with no cognizance of privilege), and yet economic inequality continues to strip people of opportunity no matter how hard they work.
Multilevel-Marketing Companies like LuLaRoe are Forcing People Into Debt and Psychological Crisis
And do they typically target women?
At a Luxury Complex in India, the Maids and the Madams Go to War
India’s vast disparity between rich and poor means members of a newly moneyed class are able to hire domestic help for low pay, with no contracts and few legal obligations. Take note, tensions among women are often the byproduct of …
The Privilege Game
Would you enjoy playing this game? Would you enjoy this being your real life?
A Feminism of the 99 Percent
“All women are united by the fact that our labor is undervalued. A feminism of the 99 percent, and the strike which celebrates it, brings together women workers in solidarity with one another.”
The History and Meaning of Intersectionality
“Black women have been historically left out of feminism.”
There’s Nothing Funny About the ‘Cash Me Ousside’ Girl
“The teen’s bad behavior helped make her a viral star, but it’s also highlighted the double standard between the ways Black and White teens are treated.”