Metaphors and articulations for a critical pedagogy on intersectionality

Abstract

How can we think of multiple inequalities and intersectionality? What images or metaphors can facilitate our understandings of how inequalities are organized and how they relate to one another? Based in a historical approach, I explore concepts such as: simultaneity, crossroads, multiple discrimination, categories in relation and assemblages. In this article, I face the task of showing my own political and pedagogical practices in regards to intersectionality, presenting some of the most frequent questions that emerge. It is also relevant that intersectionality is not just about describing the diversity of citizens, but rather, evidence that some citizens live experiences that can be labeled as ‘abject’, ‘belonging to the margins’ or ‘dissident’. At the same time, intersectionality implies the existence of some privileges, as well as agency and empowerment.