Feminism has been criticized for its lack of inclusion of other axes of identity, namely, sexuality, race, and disability. Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw's analytic term, “intersectionality,” remedies issues with studying identity as one-dimensional and instead calls for theorists to analyze identity as intersecting, often complicated praxis of privilege and oppression that help and hinder our ability as individuals to navigate social interactions. At its core, the type of issue illustrated above (that is not exclusive only to feminism!) deals with a lack of intersection for diverse approaches. In other words, this issue illuminates gaps in the scholarly conversation that still has yet to be filled. The difficulty arises in feminism when totalizing gestures of femininity are created.

The goal for this assignment is twofold: 1) to illustrate what a practice short answer question will look like for the Midterm and 2) to provide feedback for you to further aid your preparation for the examination that will occur next week. Like discussion posts, strong answers will resist yes or no approaches and will incorporate direct quotations/moments from the reading this week. For this assignment, please compose an answer of 350-400+ words including quotations. 

When it comes to feminist and anti-racist circles, how does Crenshaw want to revise the frameworks of the way identity has been understood?  

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