Intersectionality and territory: perspectives from the Latin America and Caribbean region

[Excerpt]

By Pablo Vega Centeno & Belen Desmaison

For defining “intersectionality”, we propose to start from the definition of Mara Viveros, who understands that:

“[L]a apuesta de la interseccionalidad consiste en aprehender las relaciones sociales como construcciones simultáneas en distintos órdenes, de clase, género y raza, y en diferentes configuraciones históricas” (2016, p.12.).

"Intersectionality consists in apprehending social relations as simultaneous constructions in different orders, of class, gender and race, and in different historical configurations."

It’s also important not to omit other sources of social inequality such as localisation of your place of origin - at multiple scales from the national to the district levels. That inequality carries with it symbolic practices of discrimination through stereotyping and stigmatization, which can lead to differentiated access to development opportunities.

You can read the full version of the original article here: https://www.grripp.net/post/intersectionality-and-territory-perspectives-from-the-latin-america-and-caribbean-region