false 250792 5 In this classic study, cultural critic Bell Hooks examines how black women, from the seventeenth century to the present day, were and are oppressed by both white men and black men and by white women. Illustrating her analysis with moving personal accounts, "Ain't I a Woman" is deeply critical of the racism inherent in the thought of many middle-class white feminists who have failed to address issues of race and class. While acknowledging the conflict of loyalty to race or sex is still a dilemma, Hooks challenges the view that race and gender are two separate phenomena, insisting that the struggles to end racism and sexism are inextricably intertwined. 795426 1998 Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism total:549|5:226|4:234|3:78|2:8|1:3| 549 2319 905 30 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 09:09:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 09:51:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 06:14:32 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 14:11:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 22:29:49 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 10:58:27 -0700 2009
bell hooks is incredibly intelligent and articulate, and this book is really well researched. It's over 20 years old, so some of the stuff may now be considered Racism 101 for those of you who are intensely involved in anti-racist work...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Sep 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 01 13:45:13 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 19 11:41:25 -0700 2008 Women, Race and Class, bell hooks' Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism covers much of the same ground (the historical exclusion of black women from the feminist movement and the connections between racism and sexism) but with a couple of major ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Sep 03 22:04:58 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 27 21:20:27 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Apr 13 16:47:54 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 13 16:47:54 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Oct 08 11:12:13 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 22 09:00:35 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 08 11:12:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 12 06:26:48 -0800 2009 Fri Apr 10 05:33:53 -0700 2009 I learned about a black playwright that auditioned a young black woman for a violent play called Hammer. While the young mother auditioned the playwright ca...more...]]> 0 0 true true Mon Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 26 17:27:15 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 13:09:37 -0700 2008
"To me feminism is not simply a struggle to end male chauvinism or a movement to ensure that women will have equal rights with men; it is a commitm...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Jun 19 06:15:11 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 06:23:20 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Aug 15 15:26:21 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 15:26:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed May 27 16:23:05 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 16:23:05 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Sep 27 15:04:13 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 19:36:20 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 23 12:41:50 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 12:46:31 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Sun Sep 30 14:41:24 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 30 16:37:25 -0700 2007
It is dense...you can tell it was a dissertation or something...but its truth about the historical underpinnings of gender and capital dynamics in the US are wonderfully insightful.

She also gets mad...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Oct 17 13:19:50 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 13:19:50 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 00:38:10 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 13:41:23 -0700 2008 totally unfamiliar with the subject matter covered, i.e. it works well as an academic text. amazing perception for a 1st book! hooks is ballsy calling out 20th century "stewarts" of black/feminism for short-sightedness and inept polit...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 30 11:47:17 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 11:50:38 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun May 20 08:36:29 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 03 09:01:29 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Fri Jun 22 13:05:06 -0700 2007 Thu May 22 13:24:39 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=250792