Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color Lesson Plan

Before Intersectionality Jigsaw

Kind of Activity:

Group Work

Objective:

Students will be able to situate Crenshaw’s arguments within the field of Black feminism.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.1, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.8

Structure:

In “Mapping the Margins,” Crenshaw says that while she coined the term intersectionality, the concept of considering race and gender together precedes her work. In this activity, students will participate in a jigsaw in order to gain exposure to different Black feminists texts that connect race and gender.

Before this activity, gather the following Black feminist texts:

· “A Black Feminist Statement” by the Combahee...