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31 sie 2016 · The concept of “interlocking systems of oppression”—the particular focus of this chapter—is rooted in Black feminist organizing in the 1970s; the CRC invoked it to signal the need for an integrative theory of, and a transformative praxis against, multiple oppressions.
- Interlocking Systems of Oppression - Springer
The concept of interlocking systems of oppression...
- Interlocking Systems of Oppression - Springer
The concept of interlocking systems of oppression articulates a critical stance with respect to prevailing ways (then, but arguably still now) of thinking about and organizing against oppression.
1 sty 2016 · The concept of “interlocking systems of oppression”—a precursor to “intersectionality”—was introduced in a social movement context by the Combahee River Collective (CRC) in pamphlet ...
Understanding interlocking systems of oppression equips activists and policymakers with the insights needed to create effective strategies for social change. By acknowledging how various forms of discrimination intersect, efforts can be tailored to address the specific needs of those most impacted.
The concept of “interlocking systems of oppression”—a precursor to “intersectionality”—was introduced in a social movement context by the Combahee River Collective (CRC) in pamphlet form in 1977.
I delineate three aspects of the concept of “interlocking systems of oppression”: its attentiveness to the phenomenological simultaneity of multiple oppressions; its synthesis of identity politics and coalition politics; its immanent critique of socialist concepts of class and class struggle.
In this chapter, the authors discuss the need for the theories of intersectionality and positionality, which foreground the intersection of many identities and further contextualize them within systems of power.
