Naomi Zack is Professor of Philosophy at Lehman College, CUNY. She is the author of 12 monographs and 10 textbooks and edited anthologies.

• Part I: What is Intersectionality?


• Theory and Overview - Origins and Methods Of Intersectionality


• 1. Intersectionality In Hollywood - Diversity and Inclusion


• 2. # Say Her Name, #Me Too, Me Too, and Prince Harry - Strong and Weak Intersections


• 3. Women And Racial/Ethnic Minorities During COVID-19


• Part II: Problems with Intersectionality and Solutions


• Theory and Overview - Imperatives in the Present


• 4. Climate Change - Women, Hunger and Famine, and Refugees


• 5. Violence as an Intersecting Factor -Jewish Americans, Asian Americans, and School Children


• 6. Intersections within Intersections - Transgender People, Sex Workers, Multi/Mixed Racial People, and Transracial People


• Part III: Positive Intersections in Higher Education


• Theory and Overview - Standing Intersectionality on its Head with Positive Intersections?


• 7. Minorities and Higher Education - The Achievement Gap in Degrees and Standardized Tests


• 8. Intersectional Structures in Higher Education - Affirmative Action And Diversity


• 9. Class and Race in Higher Education - Cultural Capital, Leisure, and The Life Of The Mind


• Conclusion: Wide Intersectionality and Egalitarian Humanism


• Select Bibliography


• Index

In Intersectionality, philosopher Naomi Zack presents a novel philosophical account of intersectionality - the process by which people already oppressed, experience more oppression because of their intersecting identities. Based on her 2022 Phi Beta Kappa Romanell Lectures, Zack explores the meaning of intersectionality through analysis of current events and controversies including the #MeToo movement, class opportunities for minorities in higher education, and the COVID-19 pandemic.