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Evaristo’s Womxn: The Trajectory of Intersectionality and Hyphen-ated Identities in Girl, Woman, Other

Publication Type : Journal Article

Source : Shodh Sarita, Vol 8, 29, Pg 132-137 ISSN 2348-2397 (UGC Care List, Peer-reviewed, international), Jan-March 2021 

Campus : Kochi

School : School of Arts and Sciences

Department : English

Year : 2021

Abstract : This paper introduces the theory of intersectionality as a lens to examine the multiple forms of exclusion and oppression that intersect to forge powerful hegemonic systems that have become the greatest challenge for contemporary feminism. The main objective of this article is to illuminate the intersectionality of the lives of black womxn in Bernadine Evaristo"s novel Girl, Woman, Other. This study adapts the theoretical framework of intersectionality developed by Anna Carastathis, who has built on the seminal ideas of Kimberlé Crenshaw. It will explore how Evaristo's work illustrates the four analytic components of intersectionality-simultaneity, complexity, irreducibility, and inclusivity to analyse how the convergence of race, class, gender and sexuality create the hyphen-ated identities of woman in Britain.

Cite this Research Publication : Latha Nair, Juney Thomas, "Evaristo’s Womxn: The Trajectory of Intersectionality and Hyphen-ated Identities in Girl, Woman, Other," Shodh Sarita, Vol 8, 29, Pg 132-137 ISSN 2348-2397 (UGC Care List, Peer-reviewed, international), Jan-March 2021 

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