In childhood, bell hooks was taught that "talking back" meant speaking as an equal to an authority figure and daring to disagree and/or have an opinion. In this collection of personal and theoretical essays, hooks reflects on her signature issues of racism and feminism, politics and pedagogy. Among
Talking back: thinking feminist, thinking Black
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- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 197
- Edition
- New edition
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Introduction: some opening remarks -- Talking back -- "When I was a young soldier for the revolution": coming to voice -- Feminism: a transformational politic -- On self-recovery -- Feminist theory: a radical agenda -- Feminist scholarship: ethical issues -- Toward a revolutionary feminist pedagogy -- Black and female: reflections on graduate school -- On being black at Yale: education as the practice of freedom -- Keeping close to home: class and education -- Violence in intimate relationships: a feminist perspective -- Feminism and militarism: a comment -- Pedagogy and political commitment: a comment -- Feminist politicization: a comment -- Overcoming White supremacy: a comment -- Homophobia in Black communities -- Feminist focus on men: a comment -- "Whose pussy is this": a feminist comment -- Black women writing: creating more space -- Ain't I a woman: looking back -- Writing autobiography -- To Gloria, who is she: on using a pseudonym -- Interview -- Black women and feminism.
โฆ Table of Contents
Introduction: some opening remarks --
Talking back --
"When I was a young soldier for the revolution": coming to voice --
Feminism: a transformational politic --
On self-recovery --
Feminist theory: a radical agenda --
Feminist scholarship: ethical issues --
Toward a revolutionary feminist pedagogy --
Black and female: reflections on graduate school --
On being black at Yale: education as the practice of freedom --
Keeping close to home: class and education --
Violence in intimate relationships: a feminist perspective --
Feminism and militarism: a comment --
Pedagogy and political commitment: a comment --
Feminist politicization: a comment --
Overcoming White supremacy: a comment --
Homophobia in Black communities --
Feminist focus on men: a comment --
"Whose pussy is this": a feminist comment --
Black women writing: creating more space --
Ain't I a woman: looking back --
Writing autobiography --
To Gloria, who is she: on using a pseudonym --
Interview --
Black women and feminism.
โฆ Subjects
African American women;Feminism;Feminism--United States;hooks, bell, -- 1952-;Hooks, bell, -- 1952-;Feminism -- United States;United States
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