GGS Annual Conference 2015 "Intersectionality and Biography"

27th - 28th November 2015

Intersectionality pursues the goal of describing dimensions of social inequality in their 'interweaving' or 'crossover' and analyzing their interplay. Different social categories, such as gender, age or ethnicity, are therefore not considered individually or as an additive, but at the same time. Social categories in their 'interconnectedness' are not necessarily seen as static, but can be understood in their interaction as dynamic processes, as they can be traced in biographical progressions.

We assume that the innovative potential of an intersectional perspective in the context of biographical research could prove fruitful, since biographical approaches allow different social categories to be considered at the same time and, on the other hand, to trace whether and how the interplay of different social sciences can be pursued Categories may have changed over the course of life. A biographical view could open up a new possibility for determining the biographical relevance of social categories.

Keynote Speakers:

Helma Lutz (Frankfurt am Main)

Dorle Klika/Christine Demmer (Siegen)