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8: Intersectionality- Centering Women of Color

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    143327
    • Kay Fischer
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    By Kay Fischer

    Learning Objectives
    • Analyze the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality in the context of United States institutions;
    • Critically evaluate forms of difference and identities impacted by hierarchy and interlocking systems of power as related to race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexuality, religion, national origin, and immigration status;
    • Compare and contrast the ways women of color, and queer and trans people of color engage in resisting interlocking systems of power.

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