Intersectional Anthropology

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Our lived experiences are complex, and always in the process of becoming. Rather than looking at one particular social dimension of life—like race, gender, class, sexuality, belief system, ability—as additive experiences, we will explore how these always emergent categories are always in relationship with one another in profound and complex ways. This course will focus on anthropological applications of intersectionality [in all four fields] but is necessarily interdisciplinary. “Intersectionality” has become a term often used in critical feminist inquiry, and a powerful tool for feminist social critique and activism. We will explore the history of “Intersectionality” as originally defined, and how the theory has changed to today, and contributions beyond U.S. boarders. Together, we will discuss anthropological works that uses intersectional theory and method, and importantly we will connect theory with practice—understanding how to do intersectional research in anthropology.