Summary of Patricia Hill Collins & Sirma Bilge's Intersectionality

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#1 Intersectionality is a way of understanding and analyzing the complexity in the world, in people, and in human experiences. It is a term that has stuck, and it is used by stakeholders to describe their understandings of intersectionality.

#2 Intersectionality is a useful analytic tool for thinking about and developing strategies to achieve campus equity. It is not a new phenomenon, and people in the Global South have used it as an analytical tool.

#3 Intersectionality is used as a heuristic tool to address many different issues and social problems. It is a core insight that major axes of social divisions in a given society at a given time, for example, race, class, gender, sexuality, and age, operate not as discrete and mutually exclusive entities, but build on each other and work together.

#4 The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil was a huge success, but the costs associated with hosting the event came at a high price. The exorbitant cost of stadiums, the displacement of urban dwellers for construction, and the embezzlement of public funds became a new theme at the forefront of public protests.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 10, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822512726

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#1

Intersectionality is a way of understanding and analyzing the complexity in the world, in people, and in human experiences. It is a term that has stuck, and it is used by stakeholders to describe their understandings of intersectionality.

#2

Intersectionality is a useful analytic tool for thinking about and developing strategies to achieve campus equity. It is not a new phenomenon, and people in the Global South have used it as an analytical tool.

#3

Intersectionality is used as a heuristic tool to address many different issues and social problems. It is a core insight that major axes of social divisions in a given society at a given time, for example, race, class, gender, sexuality, and age, operate not as discrete and mutually exclusive entities, but build on each other and work together.

#4

The 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil was a huge success, but the costs associated with hosting the event came at a high price. The exorbitant cost of stadiums, the displacement of urban dwellers for construction, and the embezzlement of public funds became a new theme at the forefront of public protests.

#5

Intersectionality is a tool that can be used to examine the organization of power. It identifies how power relations are intertwined and mutually constructing. It can be used to better understand the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

#6

Power relations are about people's lives, how they relate to one another, and who is advantaged or disadvantaged within social interactions. Football is a people's sport, which means it can be played by almost anyone. It requires no special equipment or training, only a ball and enough players to field two teams.

#7

Power operates by disciplining people in