Gender and its intersectionalities from a sociological and historical-critical perspective in the autobiographical narratives of Angelou, Lorde and Davis

Abstract

In the development of feminist studies intersectionality theory has contributed with some paradigms of great relevance to understand the violence and discriminations that women suffer due to gender and race issues. This article will deal with the development of intersectional feminism paying attention to the historical and political moment of the black feminist movements previous to intersectionality. Likewise, the different oppressions of gender, race and class will be investigated by means of an in-depth analysis of three autobiographical words written by African American women and that are precursors of de denunciation of different intersectional oppressions. Using these three autobiographical works as an analytical grid, we will be able to prove that intersectionality theory refers to a complex system of oppressions that are multiple and simultaneous demonstrating, in addition, the diverse forms in which their interaction leads to different ways of exclusion.