Assignment Task: Writing Reflection: Intersectional Theory
Q1. Why is it important to approach the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls from an intersectional perspective? When did this crisis first begin and how many missing and murdered indigenous women and girls have been stolen since then?
Q2. Using examples from the film Painted Nails describe what intersectional discrimination in the workplace can look like.
Q3. In the reading, "Speaking in Tongues" how does Gloria Andzaldúa encourage women of color to write and theorize about their lived realities?
Q4. Using examples from the "Black Feminist Thought" reading by Patricia Hill Collins, explain why it is important to consider how things like race, gender, class, and history affect the lived experiences of Black women?