Kimberle Crenshaw promoted the necessity of recognizing the 'intersectionality' of oppressed peoples with multiple political identities- using the example of battered women of color. These women neither gain a voice nor a presence when they are essentialized as either 'woman' or 'of color.'
I am interested in how Crenshaw's argument could benefit from Uma Nurayan's. Crenshaw says that "through an awareness of intersectionality, we can better acknowledge and ground the differences among us and negotiate the means by which these differences will find expression in constructing group politics." (193) Narayan takes us a step further, offering a more comprehensive solution. We must address such issues and questions "programmatically and not just act on the hope that goodwill on the part of its members will take care of all such problems." (47) How much further does Narayan want to take this? Does Crenshaw offer a comprehensive solution?