bell hooks




bell hooks

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born
September 25, 1952

gender
female

place of birth
The United States

genre
Nonfiction


about this author

Bell Hooks (or 'bell hooks'; born Gloria Jean Watkins), is an African-American author, feminist, and social activist. Her writing has focused on the interconnectivity of race, class, and gender and their ability to produce and perpetuate systems of oppression and domination. She has published over thirty books and numerous scholarly and mainstream articles, appeared in several documentary films and participated in various public lectures. Primarily through a postmodern female perspective, she has addressed race, class, and gender in education, art, history, sexuality, mass media and feminism.




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avg rating: 4.14 | 7,814 ratings | 768 reviews | 49 distinct works | 57 fans
Teaching to Transgress Teaching to Transgress
by bell hooks
avg rating 4.27 — 777 ratings — published 1994
2 editions
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All About Love: New Visions All About Love: New Visions
by bell hooks
avg rating 4.05 — 801 ratings — published 2000
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Feminism Is for Everybody: Pas... Feminism Is for Everybody: Passionate Politics
by bell hooks
avg rating 4.14 — 757 ratings — published 2000
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Ain't I a Woman: Black Women a... Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism
by bell hooks
avg rating 4.22 — 522 ratings — published 1998
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Feminist Theory from Margin to... Feminist Theory from Margin to Center
by bell hooks
avg rating 4.25 — 456 ratings — published 1984
6 editions
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killing rage: Ending Racism killing rage: Ending Racism
by bell hooks
avg rating 4.20 — 426 ratings — published 1995
3 editions
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Where We Stand Where We Stand
by bell hooks
avg rating 4.01 — 361 ratings — published 2000
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Bone Black: Memories of Girlho... Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood
by bell hooks
avg rating 4.03 — 358 ratings — published 1996
3 editions
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Communion: The Female Search f... Communion: The Female Search for Love
by bell hooks
avg rating 4.08 — 293 ratings — published 2002
3 editions
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Black Looks: Race and Represen... Black Looks: Race and Representation
by bell hooks
avg rating 4.24 — 266 ratings — published 1992
4 editions
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"feminism is for everybody"
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"When we drop fear, we can draw nearer to people, we can draw nearer to the earth, we can draw nearer to all the heavenly creatures that surround us."
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"For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?"
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