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Intersectionality and Social Movements - A discourse analysis of intersectionality within the Zapatista movement

Jørgensen, Emilie LU (2018) STVK12 20181
Department of Political Science
Abstract
The Zapatista movement is a multilayered movement fighting unequal power structures and oppression. The movement has from the beginning incorporated a large number of women, both as members and as supporters. However, does the Zapatista movement recognize the multiple axes of oppression that women within the movement face? The aim of this thesis is to uncover how the theoretical ideas behind the concept of intersectionality are understood and embedded within the texts produced by the Zapatista movement. The theoretical framework of this thesis is based on the feminist theory of intersectionality, and the methodological framework that guides this research is a discourse analysis of two texts from the Zapatista movement. The findings reveal... (More)
The Zapatista movement is a multilayered movement fighting unequal power structures and oppression. The movement has from the beginning incorporated a large number of women, both as members and as supporters. However, does the Zapatista movement recognize the multiple axes of oppression that women within the movement face? The aim of this thesis is to uncover how the theoretical ideas behind the concept of intersectionality are understood and embedded within the texts produced by the Zapatista movement. The theoretical framework of this thesis is based on the feminist theory of intersectionality, and the methodological framework that guides this research is a discourse analysis of two texts from the Zapatista movement. The findings reveal that, even though the concept of intersectionality is not directly referred to in the text, the theoretical ideas behind the concept are recognized and understood as the multiple layers of oppression faced by women are clearly discussed and acknowledged. (Less)
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author
Jørgensen, Emilie LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVK12 20181
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
intersectionality, social movement, discourse, Zapatistas, oppression
language
English
id
8947754
date added to LUP
2018-08-24 11:07:27
date last changed
2018-08-24 11:07:27
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  abstract     = {{The Zapatista movement is a multilayered movement fighting unequal power structures and oppression. The movement has from the beginning incorporated a large number of women, both as members and as supporters. However, does the Zapatista movement recognize the multiple axes of oppression that women within the movement face? The aim of this thesis is to uncover how the theoretical ideas behind the concept of intersectionality are understood and embedded within the texts produced by the Zapatista movement. The theoretical framework of this thesis is based on the feminist theory of intersectionality, and the methodological framework that guides this research is a discourse analysis of two texts from the Zapatista movement. The findings reveal that, even though the concept of intersectionality is not directly referred to in the text, the theoretical ideas behind the concept are recognized and understood as the multiple layers of oppression faced by women are clearly discussed and acknowledged.}},
  author       = {{Jørgensen, Emilie}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Intersectionality and Social Movements - A discourse analysis of intersectionality within the Zapatista movement}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}