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Movements, Intersectionality, and Politics of Liberation in the Global North and South
Movements, Intersectionality, and Politics of Liberation in the Global North and South
Abstract Submissions Closed
Tuesday, 23 February 2021: 10:45-12:15
Location:
RC47 Social Classes and Social Movements (host committee)
Language: English
Session Type: Oral
This panel calls for an intersectional analysis of mobilization, looking at gender, class and migration under global capitalism. Intersectionality as a concept and analytical tool takes into account the nexus of several social categories that determine the position of both individuals and groups in the social structure. Marginalization of individuals and groups is linked not only to their social class but also to race, gender, age or citizenship status. Like all aspects of one’s life, livelihood chances are determined not by the singular class axis but is enabled or circumscribed by other constituent identities. Thus, an intersectional framework beyond reductionist class analysis is important to map marginalities within movements often rendered invisible under the homogenized class category. This session intends to look into various forms of struggle for equality, aiming at transforming hierarchical social relations and reducing intersectional discrimination; politics of liberation, being weaved together by black, colonized and subaltern women, or unrecognized migrant workers; and multiple forms of critique as practice at multiple sites of the Global South and North. At the same time, it addresses contributions discussing intersectionality as practices of coalition-formation and relationship-building among various (marginalized) groups as well as modes of resistance against intersectional discrimination and exploitation.
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