In The Intersectional Other, Alex Rivera deconstructs the history of power in the United States, critiquing the white colonialism and heteronormativity evident in psychological and medical literature and rejecting the deficiencies projected onto queer Black, Indigenous, and Other People of Color (BIPOC). Rivera compels her readers to envision a world where Intersectional Others hold not just power, but the capacity to evoke societal transformations through creativity, self-love, and revolution. The Intersectional Other boldly reimagines the margins, creating a radical space for readers to de-vilify Otherness and conjure a better future.
Autorentext
Alex Rivera is psychologist and clinical director of Lotus Mental Health and editorial board member of The Counseling Psychologist.
Zusammenfassung
In The Intersectional Other, Alex Rivera deconstructs the history of power in the United States, critiquing the white colonialism and heteronormativity evident in psychological and medical literature and rejecting the deficiencies projected onto queer Black, Indigenous, and Other People of Color (BIPOC). Rivera compels her readers to envision a world where Intersectional Others hold not just power, but the capacity to evoke societal transformations through creativity, self-love, and revolution. The Intersectional Other boldly reimagines the margins, creating a radical space for readers to de-vilify Otherness and conjure a better future.
Inhalt
Chapter 1 Us Versus Them: The Historical Significance of Otherness and Power
Chapter 2 The Making of Intersectional Others
Chapter 3 The Perils of the Multiply Marginalized: Minority Stress and Health Impacts of Oppression
Chapter 4 De(colonizing) Otherness
Chapter 5 Dehumanization and Power
Chapter 6 De-Vilifying the Other
Chapter 7 Voices for Change
Chapter 8 I am Other: Owning Our Own Power