The Intersectional Approach: Transforming the Academy through Race, Class, and Gender

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Intersectionality, or the consideration of race, class, and gender, is one of the prominent contemporary theoretical contributions made by scholars in the field of women's studies that now broadly extends across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Taking stock of this transformative paradigm, The Intersectional Approach guides new and established researchers to engage in a critical reflection about the broad adoption of intersectionality that constitutes what the editors call a new "social literacy" for scholars. In eighteen essays, contributors examine various topics of interest to students and researchers from a feminist perspective as well as through their respective disciplines, looking specifically at gender inequalities related to globalization, health, motherhood, sexuality, body image, and aging. Together, these essays provide a critical overview of the paradigm, highlight new theoretical and methodological advances, and make a strong case for the continued use of the intersectional approach both within the borders of women's and gender studies and beyond.Contributors:Lidia Anchisi, Gettysburg CollegeNaomi Andre, University of MichiganJean Ait Belkhir, Southern University at New OrleansMichele Tracy Berger, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillKia Lilly Caldwell, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillElizabeth R. Cole, University of MichiganKimberle Crenshaw, University of California, Los AngelesBonnie Thornton Dill, University of MarylandMichelle Fine, Graduate Center, City University of New YorkJennifer Fish, Old Dominion UniversityMako Fitts, Seattle UniversityKathleen Guidroz, Mount St. Mary's UniversityIvette Guzman-Zavala, Lebanon Valley CollegeKaaren Haldeman, Durham, North CarolinaCatherine E. Harnois, Wake Forest UniversityAnaLouise Keating, Texas Woman's UniversityRachel E. Luft, University of New OrleansGary K. Perry, Seattle UniversityJennifer Rothchild, University of Minnesota, MorrisAnn Russo, DePaul UniversityNatalie J. Sabik, University of Michigan Jessica Holden Sherwood, University of Rhode IslandYvette Taylor, University of Newcastle, United Kingdom Nira Yuval-Davis, University of East London