In the 1980s, Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw first coined the term ‘intersectionality’. Since then, the concept has spread across national and disciplinary boundaries, and has had a transformative impact on the way in which we understand identity and the experience of discrimination. But outside the US, the application of intersectional theory has largely been disconnected from any analysis of ‘Blackness’, despite intersectionality’s origins in critical race theory (CRT). Precisely how intersectionality is shaping articulations of and political advocacy around Blackness therefore remains to be examined. Curated by Crenshaw as well as several of the leading scholars of CRT, this collection bridges that gap, and is the first to apply both these concepts to contexts outside the US. Focusing on Blackness in Britain, the contributors examine how scholars and activists are employing intersectionality to foreground Black British experiences. By focusing intersectionality in this way, the collection seeks to recover intersectionality’s foundations within CRT, and to link intersectionality to Black diasporic experiences. Its essays encompass key issues such as gender and Black womanhood, issues of representation within contemporary British culture, and the position of Black Britons within institutions such as the family, education and health. The book also looks to the role intersectionality can play in shaping future political activism, and in forging links beyond ‘Blackness’ to other social movements.

In the 1980s, Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw first coined the term ‘intersectionality’. Since then, the concept has spread across national and disciplinary boundaries, and has had a transformative impact on the way in which we understand identity and the experience of discrimination. But outside the US, the application of intersectional theory has largely been disconnected from any analysis of ‘Blackness’, despite intersectionality’s origins in critical race theory (CRT). Precisely how intersectionality is shaping articulations of and political advocacy around Blackness therefore remains to be examined. Curated by Crenshaw as well as several of the leading scholars of CRT, this collection bridges that gap, and is the first to apply both these concepts to contexts outside the US. Focusing on Blackness in Britain, the contributors examine how scholars and activists are employing intersectionality to foreground Black British experiences. By focusing intersectionality in this way, the collection seeks to recover intersectionality’s foundations within CRT, and to link intersectionality to Black diasporic experiences. Its essays encompass key issues such as gender and Black womanhood, issues of representation within contemporary British culture, and the position of Black Britons within institutions such as the family, education and health. The book also looks to the role intersectionality can play in shaping future political activism, and in forging links beyond ‘Blackness’ to other social movements.

Women Who Roar presents exciting stories based on the lives of real women living in Alberta today, who have struggled, fallen, risen again, and ultimately fought to succeed. These are the tales of courage and passion with which every woman can identify. Anyone who has ever faced obstacles on life's journey will find truth and resonance in them. Although the stories are fiction, the women and their struggles are very real; the facts of their histories and known and recorded. These incredible women were pioneers whose work, actions, beliefs, or positions have probably have affected us all in very real ways. They came and they conquered in ways that continue to have far-reaching effects. Their actions paved the way for many future generations. Including questions for discussion and exploration of what it means to be a pioneer, Women Who Roar offers stories of these amazing women told with humor and insight. Immerse yourself in the lives and learn the legacies of these inspiring Alberta pioneers.

Women Who Roar presents exciting stories based on the lives of real women living in Alberta today, who have struggled, fallen, risen again, and ultimately fought to succeed. These are the tales of courage and passion with which every woman can identify. Anyone who has ever faced obstacles on life's journey will find truth and resonance in them. Although the stories are fiction, the women and their struggles are very real; the facts of their histories and known and recorded. These incredible women were pioneers whose work, actions, beliefs, or positions have probably have affected us all in very real ways. They came and they conquered in ways that continue to have far-reaching effects. Their actions paved the way for many future generations. Including questions for discussion and exploration of what it means to be a pioneer, Women Who Roar offers stories of these amazing women told with humor and insight. Immerse yourself in the lives and learn the legacies of these inspiring Alberta pioneers.