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Noël Smith, Becky L. – Critical Questions in Education, 2014
This analysis is a philosophical exploration of Marilyn Frye's metaphor of the cage and Patricia Hill Collins' theory of intersecting oppressions. It argues that social structures and forms of oppressive knowledge make up the individual wires on each person's cage and that these work to confine individuals, particularly those in the…
Descriptors: Figurative Language, Social Influences, Social Bias, Teaching (Occupation)