“Woman” on the move: Mobile subjectivities after intersectionality

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 708-731

  Calás, Marta B ^a   ou, Han ^a   Smircich, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Globalization; Intersectionality; Mobile subjectivities; Neoliberalism; Post identitarianism; Transnational processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886077446     PISSN: 20407149     EISSN: 17587093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EDI-05-2012-0037     Document Type: Article

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