Think about the following questions after watching Kimberle Crenshaw's Ted Talk, The Urgency of Intersectionality:
- What does intersectionality mean in simple words? What is an example of Intersectionality?
- How does social and cultural context influence our perceptions of identity?
- How do your social identity labels or categories intersect and overlap? How do these labels or categories empower/ and or oppress your life experience?
- Do you think about social identity, privilege, and oppression often? Why or why not?
Answer the following question:
- Why is the concept of intersectionality important?
- Do you think about social identity, privilege and oppression often? Why or why not?