Should we get rid of Identity Politics? A talk by Dr. Emilia Roig, Executive Director of the Center for Intersectional Justice (CIJ)

Should we get rid of identity politics and move beyond the very categories that are the basis for social hierarchies and inequalities? Or shall we continue to think, talk and frame oppression, inequality, (in)visiblity and domination along these lines? Identities are complex, flexible, multiple, and most importantly are a societal, historical and political mirror of who we really are. They say more about the way we are perceived than about our intrinsic selves. They can be mobilised for very different purposes and can fulfil various, sometimes opposite functions. Can we move on and see them as a remnants from the past, or do we still need them to achieve our political goals?

Emilia Roig is a queer feminist of color and the Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Intersectional Justice(CIJ), a Berlin-based organization whose mission is to infuse an intersectional approach in social justice movements in Europe.

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