ABSTRACT
Chapter 1 serves as an introduction to the text. It introduces the reader to the purpose of the book – using intersectional analysis to unveil patterns of marginalization, exploitation, and dominance produced and maintained by popular culture toward liberated representations of the complexity of human experience. The chapter begins with an examination of intersectionality’s theory and history. Then, the institution of popular culture is interrogated as both educative and a site of inquiry. The chapter concludes with a brief overview of the remaining chapters.
