Section outline

  • Lecture:  Racism and Intersectionality

    Methods for investigation of impact of racism, as well as the intersection between different dimensions of vulnerability

    Faculty:  Christine Dehlendorf

    Location:      Mission Hall, Conference Room 2700

    • Session Audio/Video Recording (Access restricted to registered students):

    • Required Reading:

    • Bowleg Intersectionality 2012 File
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02
    • Coley birth File
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02
    • wemrell File
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02

    • Optional Reading:

    • Viruell-Fuentes IntersectionalityImmigration 2012 File
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02
    • Williams racism review 2009 File
      Not available unless: Your ID number contains 02

    • Resources:

                 WebEx Login information

                 https://webmeeting.ucsf.edu

                 Meeting Number: 991 016 883

                 Audio Connection: +1 415-514-1000 (Toll)

    • Assignment: Below are discussion questions we will consider in class, that you should be thinking about as you do the reading. If you will not attend class, please submit written responses to each question of approximately one half to one page per question (email to christine.dehlendorf@ucsf.edu).

      1. How do racism and other forms of discrimination lead to health disparities?
      2. How has discrimination and its impact on health been measured?
      3. Using a framework of intersectionality, describe why what influences women’s health goes beyond sex and gender differences.
      4. Discuss methodological challenges to the study of intersectionality as it relates to your area of research.