(Type 500 words or about 1-page response to questions below & Feel free to discuss other thoughts or feelings the reading inspires in you as well.)
1. Do some quick research on Angela Davis (it's OK to use wikipedia for this)...who is she? Why is her work important in understanding women, race and class in US society? 2. How does Prof. Davis trace the history of racism and sexism back to the very beginnings of the US as a nation and to to the early women's rights movement? Why do you think she examines history to understand the situation of women today? 3. Prof. Davis is very critical of capitalism and faults the mainstream middle-class white feminist movement with not challenging the inherent racism within capitalism. Do you agree with Prof. Davis' critique of capitalism as racist and sexist by nature? Why or why not? 4. Prof. Davis is credited with developing the concept of intersectionality. Do some research on this word (dictionary and wikipedia are OK for this)...in your own words explain what it means to you. How does this concept apply to your own life? How do you see intersectional (race, gender, class, citizenship or immigration status, and/or disability) oppression and fight back in society?
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