Doing Intersectionality: Repertoires of Feminist Practices in France and Canada

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Titre
Doing Intersectionality: Repertoires of Feminist Practices in France and Canada
Périodique
Gender and Society
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Lépinard E.
ISSN
0891-2432
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
12/2014
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
28
Numéro
6
Pages
877-903
Langue
anglais
Résumé
Intersectionality has been adopted as the preferred term to refer to and to analyze multiple axes of oppression in feminist theory. However, less research examines if this term, and the political analyses it carries, has been adopted by women's rights organizations in various contexts and to what effect. Drawing on interviews with activists working in a variety of women's rights organizations in France and Canada, I show that intersectionality is only one of the repertoires that a women's rights organization might use to analyze the social experience and the political interests of women situated at the intersection of several axes of domination. I propose a typology of four repertoires that activists
use to reflect on intersectionality and inclusiveness. Drawing on a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the interview data, I show that hegemonic repertoires about racial or religious identity in one national context shape the way activists and organizations understand intersectionality and its challenges. The identity of organizations, as
well as their main function (advocacy or providing service), also shape their understanding of intersectional issues.
Mots-clé
women's movements, minority women, inclusion, recognition, intersectional theory
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