Intersectionality – ‘BACKTALKING’

  Following the unique opportunity afforded us recently to celebrate Intersectionality at 30 with , Partnership for Young London is being hosted by the Gender Studies Department at the London School of Economics to deliver a follow up event for women of the African Diaspora called BACKTALKING. We want to gain greater understanding of how the lived experiences of Black women and Dual Heritage women from various regions within the African Diaspora are made visible when we apply an intersectional lens to their stories. We will investigate, what Professor Crenshaw referred to as, the ‘narrative struggles’ we are subjected to as the personal histories of some continue to be prioritised over those of others. This twilight session will review some key tenets of the intersectional framework and then examine how its principles can inform our values and our practice.   -  the overarching intention of this series is to examine lived…