The Intersections Of Race, Class And Gender In The Anti-Racist Discourse Analysis

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The article being analyzed is called “The Intersections of Race, Class and Gender in the Anti-Racist Discourse" by George Dei. The purpose of the article is to outline the idea that race cannot be analysed by itself, rather it has to be separated and looked at in connection to other types of identities. The author argues that the current theory about race does not provide a concise understanding of “human and social development”. The ideas surrounding race that already exist do not consider the “totality of human experiences”. This is where the author argues that the study of anti-racism is "integrative". These type of studies aim to provide information on how different identities such as race, class, gender, sexual orientation are connected With this understanding it can be acknowledged that one can be an oppressor at one point in time but be oppressed at another. These roles are constantly changing based on a variety of factors. Integrative anti-racism allows a better understanding these social oppressions. The author argues that in order for oppression to be vitally explored, the factors that create oppression must be realized. Oppression gives material advantage to the oppressor. "All social relations have material The author argues that all identities must be considered as interconnected. But he also states that this does not mean all oppression creates the same consequences for the oppressed. Not all forms of oppression are the same and not all can be explored and examined the same way. This created a problem because without understanding different forms of oppression how do we determine the solution to oppression? Matter of fact who even determines what oppressive is? If different identities interconnect with each other, it 's unfair to believe one identity is superior then the others. How about visible identities (white male) vs invisible identities (religion). This is where subjectiveness comes into play and while some forms of oppression may target visible identities, invisible identities can be effected just as easily and can effect just as easily as well. I believe oppression while linked with multiple identities in society has to be looked at from a oppressed persons view and even then it 's a matter of a subjective

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