Description
Book SynopsisIn The Intersectional Other, Alex Rivera reimagines the history of power in the United States for queer BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) who have been marginalized and othered. Rivera critiques the white colonialism and heteronormativity that is evident in psychological and medical literature, rejecting the deficiencies that have been projected onto those who are othered. Rivera compels her readers to envision a world in which intersectional others hold power and have the capacity to evoke societal transformations through creativity, self-love, and revolution. Rivera boldly reimagines the margins, creating a radical space for readers to de-vilify otherness and envision a better future for intersectional others.
Table of ContentsChapter 1Us Versus Them: The Historical Significance of Otherness and Power
Chapter 2The Making of Intersectional Others
Chapter 3The Perils of the Multiply Marginalized: Minority Stress and Health Impacts of Oppression
Chapter 4De(colonizing) Otherness
Chapter 5Dehumanization and Power
Chapter 6De-Vilifying the Other
Chapter 7Voices for Change
Chapter 8 “I am Other”: Owning Our Own Power
