A Wind-Swept Plain. The History of Thinking with and Through Gender and Ethnicity in the Netherlands

Abstract

This chapter traces the ways in which thinking gender and ethnicity together has emerged and developed in the Netherlands. It discusses at length the particularities of the intersectional modes of thought that feminists of colour introduced in this country. It delves into how social, economic, and political exclusion operates through interconnected mechanisms such as racism, sexism, and classism. The authors highlight the resilience of these women and their contributions to the feminist and anti-racist movements. They also offer a case-study in which the Dutch national police apparatus is analysed from an intersectional perspective.