Intersectionality, Intersectional Standpoints, and Identity Politics

This article differentiates between standpoints, intersectionality, intersectional standpoints, and identity politics. It argues that although there is no necessary connection between intersectionality and ethics, the intersectional standpoints of the oppressed do epistemic, ethical, and political w...

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Published in:Hypatia 2023-01, Vol.38 (4), p.871-895
Main Author: Meghani, Zahra
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Social order
Victimization
Working class
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