Gender, race, class. An introduction to intersectional analysis 23-PPG-25L05

FIRST MEETING: 4th March 2025

Tuesday, 11.30-13.00, room 046, Collegium Heliodori, street Grunwaldzka 6

A goal of the course is to introduce participants to a diverse research field that has developed in the humanities and social sciences around a concept of intersectionality. The concept originated in Black feminist thought in the 1980s and quickly transformed into the theoretical framework indispensable for any critical examination of various forms of social inequalities. As we will show, it has also influenced understanding of identity issues and contributed to studies on cognitive attitudes stemming from different identity positions. During the course we will explain the meaning of intersectionality, trace its intellectual origins and discuss its significance for the feminist-oriented theory and practice. We will be particularly interested in the approaches aiming to grasp intersections of gender, race and class but we will also look at other dimensions of inequality related to culture, sexual orientation, age or ability/disability. The course will focus on highlighting power relations that operate at these intersections and examining the ways in which they are lived, embodied and contested. It will also address criticism that has been articulated in response to some of the applications of intersectionality.

Uwaga: te zajęcia nie odbędą się w semestrze letnim 2023/2024