Intersectionality and Social Movements - A discourse analysis of intersectionality within the Zapatista movement

Sammanfattning: The Zapatista movement is a multilayered movement fighting unequal power structures and oppression. The movement has from the beginning incorporated a large number of women, both as members and as supporters. However, does the Zapatista movement recognize the multiple axes of oppression that women within the movement face? The aim of this thesis is to uncover how the theoretical ideas behind the concept of intersectionality are understood and embedded within the texts produced by the Zapatista movement. The theoretical framework of this thesis is based on the feminist theory of intersectionality, and the methodological framework that guides this research is a discourse analysis of two texts from the Zapatista movement. The findings reveal that, even though the concept of intersectionality is not directly referred to in the text, the theoretical ideas behind the concept are recognized and understood as the multiple layers of oppression faced by women are clearly discussed and acknowledged.