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(from the OED):The interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.
The interconnectedness of categorisations within a population as they apply to a given individual or group, particularly insofar as they overlap or intersect to create interdependent systems of discrimination or privilege.


Intersectionality is an analytical framework within [[critical theory]] for understanding how aspects of a person’s social and political identities combine to create different modes of discrimination and privilege. The term was coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw.
The term “intersectionality” was coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw and is an important analytical framework within [[critical theory]] for understanding how aspects of a person’s social and political identities combine to create different modes of discrimination or privilege in that person’s community.


Now far be it from the [[JC]] to wade into the roiling waters of this debate:  he’s seen his 23andme profile, and he’s basically irredeemable — but, being a contrarian, he did want to play around with Excel a little bit and think about Venn diagrams. The thing about intersecting dimensions is that there’s an in group, and an out group, and how they shake out mathematically depends on how your sections intersect. It might be a little western intellectual tradition to say so, but you should treat intersections consistently.  
Now far be it from the [[JC]] to wade into these roiling waters:  he’s seen his 23andme profile, and it’s irredeemable — but, being a contrarian, he did want to play around with spreadsheets a little bit and think about Venn diagrams.  


This being an intellectual argument rather than a political one, let’s say our population os squirrels has four relevant, overlapping classifications: fur colour (which can be red or grey); nut preference (acorns or chestnuts); tail fluffiness (bouffant or ratty) and age (senior or junior).
This being an intellectual inquiry rather than a political one, let’s visit our favourite local population of squirrels. In the north London squirrel community (for the sake of this argument) squirrels can me mapped to four binary, but overlapping classifications: fur colour (red or grey); nut preference (acorns or chestnuts); tail fluffiness (bouffant or ratty) and community position (senior or junior).

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Intersectionality
/ˌɪntə(ː)ˈsɛkʃənælɪti/ (n.)

The interconnectedness of categorisations within a population as they apply to a given individual or group, particularly insofar as they overlap or intersect to create interdependent systems of discrimination or privilege.

The term “intersectionality” was coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw and is an important analytical framework within critical theory for understanding how aspects of a person’s social and political identities combine to create different modes of discrimination or privilege in that person’s community.

Now far be it from the JC to wade into these roiling waters: he’s seen his 23andme profile, and it’s irredeemable — but, being a contrarian, he did want to play around with spreadsheets a little bit and think about Venn diagrams.

This being an intellectual inquiry rather than a political one, let’s visit our favourite local population of squirrels. In the north London squirrel community (for the sake of this argument) squirrels can me mapped to four binary, but overlapping classifications: fur colour (red or grey); nut preference (acorns or chestnuts); tail fluffiness (bouffant or ratty) and community position (senior or junior).

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