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Honestly I'm put off by the authors' use of critical theory and intersectionality. But the fact that this harassment does exist and should be eradicated is unqu

Honestly I'm put off by the authors' use of critical theory and intersectionality. But the fact that this harassment does exist and should be eradicated is unquestionable, and any effort to raise awareness and fight it should be commended.

amluto 4y ago
This article barely seems to use critical theory (do you mean critical race theory? the article is barely about race. the article falls solidly into Wikipedia’s definition of “critical theory” simply on the basis of its overall topic.) For better or for worse, “intersectionality” here seems to mean primarily acknowledging that more than one independent variable exists that may affect privilege or ability to be easily harassed and that the effects of these different variables are nontrivial. I do think the article could have been slightly clearer by avoiding uses of the word “intersectional” and its derivatives, but the article actually seems pretty good at explaining what it means.
- tarakat 4y ago
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viburnum 4y ago
What exactly are you put off by?
ineedasername 4y ago
Harassment is generally about power structures and power imbalances. You can’t examine the phenomenon without looking at power structures, which are embedded in organizations and institutions. Critical theory also relates directly to analyzing societal power structures. As such, any conversation about harassment is de facto on part of the ground covered by critical theory. At the same time, I don’t see any reference to critical theory in this article, no citation to research or prominent researcher in that area. So I don’t understand your where you are getting the impression that this article is about critical theory. Talking about harassment cannot avoid talking about power structures. I can understand the overlapping territory muddies the water here but if you think the article is about critical theory then you may be reading too much into it.

amluto 4y ago

This article barely seems to use critical theory (do you mean critical race theory? the article is barely about race. the article falls solidly into Wikipedia’s definition of “critical theory” simply on the basis of its overall topic.) For better or for worse, “intersectionality” here seems to mean primarily acknowledging that more than one independent variable exists that may affect privilege or ability to be easily harassed and that the effects of these different variables are nontrivial. I do think the article could have been slightly clearer by avoiding uses of the word “intersectional” and its derivatives, but the article actually seems pretty good at explaining what it means.

tarakat 4y ago
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viburnum 4y ago

What exactly are you put off by?

ineedasername 4y ago

Harassment is generally about power structures and power imbalances. You can’t examine the phenomenon without looking at power structures, which are embedded in organizations and institutions. Critical theory also relates directly to analyzing societal power structures. As such, any conversation about harassment is de facto on part of the ground covered by critical theory. At the same time, I don’t see any reference to critical theory in this article, no citation to research or prominent researcher in that area. So I don’t understand your where you are getting the impression that this article is about critical theory. Talking about harassment cannot avoid talking about power structures. I can understand the overlapping territory muddies the water here but if you think the article is about critical theory then you may be reading too much into it.