The workshop aims to address current debates relating to the epistemological status of intersectionality as well as its potentials and limitations for individual disciplines and for interdisciplinary research. Particular attention is paid to the potentials and hurdles of the concept of intersectionality as an interdisciplinary analytical tool. 

Questions to be discussed from both the perspectives of academic and political practice are: Does the concept represent a theory, a heuristic or a methodology? Who 'owns' the concept? Who can work with it and how? What insights can be gained by addressing religious, cultural and linguistic diversity with the concept of intersectionality? Can the concept also be applied beyond the Euro-American horizon of experience and what adaptations might be necessary?

After a workshop for early career researchers with Kathy Davis, Helma Lutz and Ann Phoenix, the international workshop "Intersectionality as Key Concept for Research on Diversity" is open for everyone interested to join. 

We start the afternoon at 3 PM with a panel talk on "Intersectionality in praxis – insights from Frankfurt am Main". Our speakers are Harpreet Cholia, head of the Anti-discrimination Unit of the City of Frankfurt am Main, and Mirrianne Mahn, advisor for Diversity Development and Anti-Discrimination and City Councillor of Frankfurt am Main.

At 4 PM, Barbara Bello, Kathy Davis, Helma Lutz and Ann Phoenix present the "Routledge International Handbook of Intersectionality Studies“ .

The event closes with a reception to celebrate the publication of the handbook.