Intersectionality, a term introduced more than 30 years ago, describes how social categorizations such as race, class, gender, and other social characteristics “intersect” and overlap in the experiences of marginalized groups. In 2015, Patrick Grzanka was looking for a way to bring together researchers on campus who study these intersections—and the Intersectionality Community of Scholars was created.
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Intersectionality Community of Scholars March 23-24
The UT Intersectionality Community of Scholars will be hosting “New Horizons in Intersectionality: Research, Policy, and Activism,” March 23-24. The symposium will open on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the McClung Museum with a screening of “Elementary Genocide 2,” featuring a conversation with the director, Rahiem Shabazz.
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