What is Intersectionality? Intersectional Analysis Explained in Five Minutes

What is intersectional analysis and how does it work? In this this brief video we cover intersectionality as a theoretical method and analytical perspective in the social sciences and discuss its history in sociology, anthropology, and critical legal studies.

We're on paternity leave right now, so we're re-editing some of our long form content to offer shorter explainers on accessible topics. This particular video is an excerpt from our two-part series "The Ten Most Important Theories in Social Science", which you can find here: (part 1)    • The 10 Most Important Theories in Soc...   (part 2)    • The 10 Most Important Theories in Soc...  

The host, Dr. Alexander K. Smith, holds an MA from Oxford University and a PhD in the anthropology of Tibet and the Himalayas from the University of Paris (EPHE - PSL).

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