Teacher Guide

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

Relationship to Other Books

Consider reading other classic Black feminist texts, including Audre Lorde’s “The Master’s Tools Will Not Dismantle the Master’s House” (in Sister Outsider) and Toni Cade Bambara’s “On the Issue of Roles” (in The Black Woman).

Consider reading the Combahee River Collective’s “A Black Feminist Statement.”

Consider applying Kimberlé Crenshaw’s theory of intersectionality to the following literary texts: “Sweetness” by Toni Morrison, “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf by Ntozake Shange, and The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor.

Join Now to View Premium Content

GradeSaver provides access to 2360 study guide PDFs and quizzes, 11007 literature essays, 2767 sample college application essays, 926 lesson plans, and ad-free surfing in this premium content, “Members Only” section of the site! Membership includes a 10% discount on all editing orders.

Join Now

Already a member? Log in