Women in the gulf war: Toward an intersectional feminist rhetorical cristicism

Howard Journal of Communications

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 219-235

  Crenshaw, Carrie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Difference; Feminist rhetorical criticism; Gender; Heterosexism; Intersectionality; Neo colonialism; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937270131     PISSN: 10646175     EISSN: 10964649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10646179709361756     Document Type: Article

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