Critical Race Feminism centers women of color facing simultaneous race and gender oppression

Evidence

In this chapter, I hope to identify the intellectual threads that have contributed to this loosely woven tapestry I am labeling Critical Race Feminism (CRF). The notion expands upon the issues addressed in my first anthology Critical Race Feminism: A Reader (Wing, 1997a). That book was the first collection predominantly focusing on the legal status of women of color living in the United States, that is, African Americans, Latinas, Asians, and Native Americans. In the words of CRF foremother Professor Mari Matsuda, these women can experience “multiple consciousness,” an awareness of oppression they face based simultaneously upon their race/ethnicity and gender (Matsuda, 1992). — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1145

Categorization

• XREF: The ‘multiple consciousness’ / intersectionality formulation here connects to the vault’s core CRT definitions of intersectionality (Crenshaw) and racial formation; useful as an alternate genealogy naming Matsuda rather than Crenshaw. — connects to: Women of color face simultaneous oppression based on race and gender — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1145; Critical race feminism is a race intervention against feminism’s essentializing of women — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1161; Analogizing racism and sexism erases the specific experience of women of color — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1472 (+6 more)
• DEFINE: Defines CRF through its object of study (legal status of women of color) and its core concept of multiple consciousness.

Broader Connections

• Women of color face simultaneous oppression based on race and gender #corroborates (0.95) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1145
• Analogizing racism and sexism erases the specific experience of women of color #corroborates (0.80) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1472
• Black women experienced sexist oppression distinct from racism #exemplifies (0.78) — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 47
• Critical race feminism is a race intervention against feminism’s essentializing of women #qualifies (0.75) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1161
• Sexism and racism were twin oppressive forces in black women’s slave experience #exemplifies (0.74)
• Feminism must combat domination across sex, race, and class, not just male chauvinism #corroborates (0.72) — bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman_ Black Women and…, 562
• Feminist politics must resist both white supremacy and patriarchy simultaneously #corroborates (0.72) — Sherene Razack, Casting Out, 363