Welcome to Intersections: Publications in Feminist and Social Justice Studies (formerly the McGill Undergraduate Journal of Gender and Feminist Studies – MJFS). We are a team of scholars, activists and learners who want to reimagine academia through radical publishing. At MJFS, we aim to bridge programs and research interests across spectrums to spotlight new authors and researchers. Growing from the GSFS (Gender, Sexuality, Feminist and Social Justice Studies) program, we aim to use values of anti-oppression and social justice to promote a vision of publishing that challenges dominant narratives, builds creative solutions, and prioritizes voices that are often silenced by traditional academic spheres. After coordinating with everyone who works to make the journal what it is, we are so excited to announce our rebrand! 

We chose this name to represent our commitment to Intersectionality —a feminist method of analysis that focuses on challenging oppressive structures of patriarchy, white supremacy, heterosexism, and colonialism. With this name change, we are also connecting back to the original founders of the journal, who started the journal in the mid-2010s under the same name. We know that those of you who have been following our work know how great this work can be, and we believe Intersections represents just that.

The work we publish is feminist in nature; for us at Intersections, this means that the work challenges dominant patriarchal narratives and addresses the intersections of structural oppression. For us, intersectionality is not just a word, but a practice. The work we publish looks at the concepts, struggles, celebrations, and discoveries that are often ignored and replaced with white-washed, heteronormative stories of success. In bringing these accounts to light, we reimagine academic publishing as a space that connects communities and writers with each other through lived experience, action, and learning. As such, we aim to connect with individuals not only within the university, but within the broader community as well. As we grow, Intersections hopes to join our vision of social change with action through community events, publishing grants, and other opportunities to build a new academic world through connection and imagination.