Culver Speaker Series: Intersectionality and Deep Political Solidarity

There are more than 84 million Millennials, and surveys repeatedly show that they are far more liberal on social issues than older generations. However, following the Great Recession, a more profound question persists: What constitutes an inclusive, egalitarian democracy? Tolerance, one of our most profound democratic values, may no longer be sufficient in 2015 to knit the fabric of our society together.

Ange-Marie Hancock, Ph.D., is an asssociate professor of political science and gender studies at USC. She will be discussing her book Solidarity Politics for Millennials: A Guide to Ending the Oppression Olympics, which focuses on the development of intersectional solidarity as a method of political engagement for individuals, groups and policy practitioners in U.S. politics. 

Professor Hancock is a globally recognized scholar of the study of intersectionality – how race, gender, class and sexuality intersect in politics and impact public policy, and author of the award-winning book The Politics of Disgust and the Public Identity of the "Welfare Queen.”

Admission is free.