{"title":"Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw","description":"\u003cp\u003eKimberlé Williams Crenshaw’s works delve into the intersections of race, gender, and social justice, offering readers profound insights into contemporary struggles and lived experiences. Her writing, including titles like \u003cem\u003eBacktalker\u003c\/em\u003e, often blends memoir with sharp cultural critique, illuminating the complexities of identity and power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders seeking thoughtful, thought-provoking narratives will find Crenshaw’s voice compelling and urgent. Her books invite reflection on systemic inequalities while celebrating resilience and activism within diverse communities.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"backtalker-by-kimberle-williams-crenshaw-9780241585221","title":"Backtalker","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most influential thinkers today offers a deeply engaging story of justice and power in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Kimberlé Crenshaw was five years old in Ohio during the civil rights era, she was the only girl denied a lead role in her nursery play. Puzzled by her teacher's behaviour, she spoke up—and never stopped. That instinct to question power, to challenge what others accepted as fair, would shape not only her own life but the way we now understand race and gender.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBacktalker\u003c\/em\u003e, Crenshaw traces her journey from a spirited girl in Canton, Ohio to one of the most influential legal thinkers today. Through childhood lessons and painful reckonings—a boyfriend's violence in college, a back door at Harvard Law, the silencing of women in the civil rights movement—Crenshaw learned to see the patterns others missed, refusing to stay behind the lines the world drew for her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOut of those experiences came two ideas that changed everything—\u003cem\u003eintersectionality\u003c\/em\u003e, the recognition that race, gender, and class overlap to create unique forms of discrimination; and \u003cem\u003ecritical race theory\u003c\/em\u003e, the argument that racism is structural. Crenshaw's voice has since echoed through some of the most charged moments in recent history—from Anita Hill's testimony to the rise of Black Lives Matter—insisting that true justice means seeing the whole picture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBacktalker\u003c\/em\u003e is both a memoir of awakening and the origin story of a transformative mind. Crenshaw's story is ultimately about fairness and power—and the enduring battle for America's soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47648318030060,"sku":"9780241585221","price":50.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780241585221-backtalker.jpg?v=1779255032"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/kimberle-williams-crenshaw.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}