%0 Journal Article
%T The invisibility of privilege: a critique of intersectional models of identity
%A Anna Carastathis
%J Les Ateliers de l¡¯¨¦thique
%D 2008
%I Universit¨¦ de Montr¨¦al
%X In this paper, I argue that intersectionality, the prevailing way of conceptualizing the relation between axes or systems of oppression (race, class, gender), illicitly imports the very model it purports to overcome: that is, the unitary model of identity. I first define ¡°intersectionality¡± and distinguish between three senses that are frequently conflated. Then I subject the model to an analytic critique, revealing its hidden presuppositions about identity. Finally, I suggest that solidarity serves as a better norm for feminist practice than inclusion of ¡°difference,¡± which seems to be the norm underlying many intersectional accounts. Dans cet article, je soutiens que   l¡¯intersectionalit¨¦  , la conception la plus fr¨¦quemment accept¨¦e du rapport entre les axes ou entre les syst¨¨mes d¡¯oppression (la race, la classe sociale et le genre), s¡¯appuie clandestinement sur le mod¨¨le qu¡¯elle pr¨¦tend surmonter : c¡¯est-¨¤-dire, le mod¨¨le unitaire de l¡¯identit¨¦. En premier lieu, je pr¨¦sente la d¨¦finition  d¡¯intersectionalit¨¦ , et je diff¨¦rencie trois interpr¨¦tations de ce concept qui sont souvent confondues. Ensuite, je propose une lecture analytique du mod¨¨le qui a pour but de r¨¦v¨¦ler des pr¨¦suppositions qui fondent les notions d¡¯identit¨¦. En conclusion, si la norme d¡¯int¨¦gration de la  diff¨¦rence  est le fondement de discours intersectionels, je sugg¨¨re que la solidarit¨¦ serait pr¨¦f¨¦rable ¨¤ celle-ci pour la pratique f¨¦ministe.
%K ¨¦thique appliqu¨¦e
%K f¨¦minisme
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