Kimberle Williams Crenshaw is an American civil rights advocate and scholar of critical race theory, born in 1959, who teaches at the UCLA School of Law and Columbia Law School, specializing in race and gender issues. She is known for introducing and developing the concept of intersectionality, the study of how overlapping or intersecting social identities, particularly minority identities, relate to systems of oppression, domination or discrimination. Her work extends to intersectional feminism, examining the overlapping systems of oppression women face because of ethnicity, sexuality and economic background.
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Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account Nationality / CultureSourced to the subject's own account Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountIntroduced and developed the concept of intersectionality, the study of how overlapping social identities relate to systems and structures of oppression, domination, or discrimination. 1 Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own accountMapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics and Violence against Women of Color (2010) 1 Connections
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Kimberle Crenshaw coined intersectionality in 1989 to describe how overlapping systems of race, gender and other categorizations compound to shape distinct experiences of disadvantage.
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born May 5, 1959
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born May 5, 1959
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Canton, Ohio
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American civil rights advocate
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Crenshaw is known for introducing and developing the concept of intersectionality, also known as intersectional theory, the study of how overlapping or intersecting social identities, particularly minority identities, relate to systems and structures of oppression, domination, or discrimination.
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