How bell hooks Paved the Way for Intersectional Feminism.
The practice of love, says bell hooks, is the most powerful antidote to the politics of domination. She traces her thirty-year meditation on love, power, and Buddhism, and concludes it is only.
Addressing questions of race, gender, and class in this work, hooks discusses the complex balance that allows us to teach, value, and learn from works written by racist and sexist authors. Highlighting the importance of reading, she insists on the primacy of free speech, a democratic education of literacy. Throughout these essays, she celebrates the transformative power of critical thinking.
Bell Hooks: As all advocates of feminist politics know most people do not understand sexism or if they do they think it is not a problem. Masses of people think that feminism is always and only about women seeking to be equal to men. And a huge majority of these folks think feminism is anti-male. Their misunderstanding of feminist politics reflects the reality that most folks learn about.
In this volume, bell hooks introduces a popular theory of feminism rooted in common sense and the wisdom of experience. Hers is a vision of a beloved community that appeals to all those committed to equality, mutual respect, and justice. hooks applies her critical analysis to the most contentious and challenging issues facing feminists today, including reproductive rights, violence, race.
Jaishri Abichandani: I first encountered bell hooks’ work in 1996 with the book Art On My Mind. It was critical in informing my practice. In 2017, I curated an exhibition based on bell’s essay.
Engaged Pedagogy: bell hooks on Social Justice and Anti-Oppressive Pedagogy. hooks’s pedagogy is challenging because it necessitates “present moment awareness,” (End Page 212) a popular phrase in yoga circles. Two factors work against this type of engagement in academia. The first is demonstrated by technologically mediated distraction.
The Rhetoric of gender equality: An Analysis of Bell Hooks “Dig Deeper: Beyond Lean In” In her 2013 article featured on The Feminist Wire, “Dig Deeper: Beyond Lean In” bell hook describes “the feminist movement based on women gaining equal rights with men” (661). This essay is a response.