This slide-show shows the interconnected relationship between rape, domestic violence, immigration status, and race.

1. Intersectionality in Violence and
Rape
Structural, Political, and Representational
Considerations
Sparks 2018, Fall
Ruiz

2. Intersectionality
-Recognizes the overlapping identities of women.
-Is built upon the absences of racial considerations in feminist
movements.
-Calls upon feminists and men of color to look beyond
unidirectional analyses of gender and racial oppression.
Link

3. How has the politicization
of women’s issues
transformed the
understanding of violence
against women?
Link

4. Black White
Identity Politics
Misunderstood by its
Critics
race
class
gender
Sexual
preference
slave
Owned
slaves

5. What are other factors?
Class Culture

6. Cultural Factors
Family Traditions, Values, Mores
Police viewed as a threat due to racism.

7. Various Types of Intersectionality Issues
-Structural: Battered Women’s
Shelter: Issues?
-Political: The Problem with
Identity Politics: Hesitant to
release data because of racism
against MEN.
-Representational: The
inability of the patriarchy to
recognize itself, especially
with legal matters.