The Matrix Reader: Examining the Dynamics of Oppression and Privilege
by Abby Ferber, Andrea O'Reilly Herrera, Christina M. Jimenez, Dena R. Samuels
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Written by four authors from different disciplinary backgrounds, this reader promotes a commitment to an intersectional approach to teaching race, class, gender and sexuality. Unlike most books of its kind, it highlights the duality of privilege and oppression and the effects that race, gender, and sexuality have on our lives. This reader includes poems, reflective literary prose, historical events and documents, images drawn from the media, contemporary statistics of inequalities, visual show more images, and tools that empower students to become agents for social change. show lessTags
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Abby L. Ferber is Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Women's Studies Program at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.
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Dena R. Samuels teaches women's and ethnic studies at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, and is the director of the Matrix Center for the Advancement of Social Equity and Inclusion. She provides seminars and consultation to schools, campuses, and organizations nationally and internationally on the process of integrating diversity and show more building cultural inclusiveness. show less
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- 2008-03-13
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- Nonfiction, Sociology, Sexuality and Gender Studies, Literature Studies and Criticism, Politics and Government
- DDC/MDS
- 305.0973 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social group - Age, Gender, Ethnicity Other subdivisions History By Region North America
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- HN59.2 .M379 — Social sciences Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Social history and conditions. Social problems. By region or country
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