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Mar 2017
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Intersectionality: Identity Politics and...

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Brett sits down with two university professors of sociology and a masters candidate in sociology to discuss the issues of intersectionality, the weaknesses of class-less identity politics and of class reductionism, the influence of Karl Marx on the field of sociology, Malcolm X and MLK, the relationship between power structures and identity, segregation and racism in Omaha, and how we can move forward as a global movement (and as individuals) fighting for liberation from all forms of oppression. 

 

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- Thomas Sanchez, PhD

- Alecia Anderson, PhD 

- Kristy Leahy 

 

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