Narrating Intersectional Perspectives Across Social Scales: Voicing Valerie

This book provides a guide to researching intersectionality, using a narrative-driven, scalar, and polyvocal approach to analyze multiple identities. It considers complex social inequalities as parallel to one another and offers a methodologically structured approach to investigate the interwoven realities of life for different people and population groups. It is of interest to students, early-career scholars, and faculties teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in womens, gender, queer, and ethnic studies, as well as courses in anthropology, sociology, political science, and engaged research on how people are marginalized or privileged based on their axes of identification.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 182 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive guide offers a clear and accessible introduction to researching intersectionality, a framework that examines the complex interplay of multiple social identities such as gender, race, class, age, ethnicity, religion, and educational attainment. By adopting a narrative-driven, scalar, and polyvocal approach, the book demonstrates how intersectionality can be utilized as a methodological tool, particularly in the analysis of multiple 'identities.

The text recognizes that social inequalities are interconnected and not limited to individual factors but also include factors such as gender, race, class, age, ethnicity, sibling seniority, religion, and educational attainment. It encourages readers to investigate these interwoven realities of life for different people and population groups simultaneously influenced by marginalization and dominance.

The book provides a detailed and methodologically structured approach to researching intersectionality. It includes multiple-social-scale analysis and in-depth discussions on data collection, evaluation, and write-up, making it valuable for students, early-career scholars, and faculty members teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in women's, gender, queer, and ethnic studies. Additionally, courses in anthropology, sociology, political science, and engaged research on how people are marginalized or privileged based on their axes of identification will find this book an invaluable resource.

Overall, this book serves as a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding the complexities of intersectionality and its implications for social justice and equity.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367545963