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Target Audience: All staff

Intersectionality workshop

Intersectionality, a term coined by scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw, describes the study of overlapping identities and the interaction between different power structures. In this workshop, participants will be provided with a safe space to reflect on intersecting identities such as race, gender, class, sexual orientation, ability, and many others. By applying an intersectional framework, participants will be better equipped at identifying the impact of overarching power structures and comprehensively address inequality.

Participants will

• Gain an understanding of intersectionality and why it is a useful framework
• Explore identity, power, advantage and disadvantage
• Explore how intersecting identities shape our experiences in higher education and beyond
• Identify ways in which they can apply workshop learnings and frameworks to address inequality

This is an online session via Zoom. Auto-captions will be enabled. The session as planned will include an element of discussion and group work with other staff members. There will be a comfort break halfway through the session (after approx. 45 mins). If you have any specific access requirements for the session, please contact Simran Kaur (simran.kaur@strath.ac.uk).

Prerequisites