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Bridging Activism and Academia
This conference seeks to bring together two realms which are often seen as separate from—and even at odds with—each other: academics and activism. Because ‘theory’ and ‘activism’ are both elastic terms, many people see themselves as doing both; scholars can also be activists, activists can also produce theory. A bridging of these two apparently separate areas and a bringing together of people from many different walks of life is one ambition of this conference.
The theme of the conference is the other major ambition: to provide a space for a diversity of voices to contribute to the conversation on intersectionality, through our lived experiences, activism, and research.
The theme of the conference is the other major ambition: to provide a space for a diversity of voices to contribute to the conversation on intersectionality, through our lived experiences, activism, and research.
Why Intersectionality?
Intersectionality can be defined as a recognition of crossings between multiple forms of exclusion. Kimberlé Crenshaw coined the term in 1989 to explain how discrimination based on gender, race, class, ability, sexual orientation, religion, species and other types of identity do not act independent of each other, but reinforce each other. These multiple forms of oppression are
always inextricable from one another.
The theory of intersectionality is used to describe and investigate interconnected and overlapping forms of oppression. These multiple oppressions are experienced in terms of gender, race, class, ability, and sexuality, among other aspects of identity. Scholars and thinkers from a range of disciplines, including philosophy, media studies, gender studies, political science, and sociology, have explored, interrogated, and expanded ideas about intersectionality. But how do we apply theoretical intersectional frameworks outside of academic settings? Can theories of intersectionality be utilized in research? How might intersectional
perspectives change the way we think about activism? In what ways are intersecting oppressions challenged, critiqued, and reimagined through the arts and humanities, as well as the sciences? These questions have helped inspire the organizing of this conference.
always inextricable from one another.
The theory of intersectionality is used to describe and investigate interconnected and overlapping forms of oppression. These multiple oppressions are experienced in terms of gender, race, class, ability, and sexuality, among other aspects of identity. Scholars and thinkers from a range of disciplines, including philosophy, media studies, gender studies, political science, and sociology, have explored, interrogated, and expanded ideas about intersectionality. But how do we apply theoretical intersectional frameworks outside of academic settings? Can theories of intersectionality be utilized in research? How might intersectional
perspectives change the way we think about activism? In what ways are intersecting oppressions challenged, critiqued, and reimagined through the arts and humanities, as well as the sciences? These questions have helped inspire the organizing of this conference.
Submitting a Proposal
Proposals for projects, papers, and workshops can be sent to [email protected].
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