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Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black
Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black | bell hooks, South End Press
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Writing is a healing act of power for this woman who rea up in an old school Southern black world where children were meant to be seen and not hear. 'Talking back' was punished with silence. But in the world of woman-talk, where the everyday rules of how to live and how to act were established, hooks made language her birthright. When it comes to bigotry, there is no mincing words; bell hooks talks back. In Talking Back, this voice is as strong and uncompromising as ever but it is also much more personal. She writes about the meaning of feminist consciousness in daily life and about self-recovery, about overcoming white- and male- supremacy, and about intimate relationship, exploring the point where the public and private meet. 'Domination is not just a subject for discourse and books, ' she concludes. 'It is about pain. Even before the words, we remember the pain
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Mitch
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So many great articles in this magazine ( Oh Reader) - and good to be reminded of bell hooks. He read her work whilst studying many moons ago and would love now to revisit - as a an older woman!

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Billypar
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I had to keep checking the copyright to remind myself this was written in 1989: hooks was very much ahead of her time in how she writes about feminism and race. Academic writing is tough for me, and the essays do range a bit on this aspect, but it's still much more clearly written compared to other scholarly writing. I especially liked how swiftly hooks' analysis got the heart of the social dynamics that allow sexism and racism to thrive.

Leftcoastzen So true . Great Review!👍 6y
Billypar @Leftcoastzen Thanks! 🙂 6y
Suet624 Hmmm... why haven‘t we heard from her lately? 6y
Billypar @Suet624 Yeah that's true- would be great to hear her perspective on feminist-related news items today. I'm not on Twitter, but it looks like she has a couple tweets in the last few months but nothing major. 6y
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Billypar
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#HeyJude , I've been slowly working through your old book of essays by bell hooks that your thoughtful classmates gave you on your 22nd birthday when you all went on a trip. I'm liking them very much so far. Wherever you are now, I hope it was a memorable trip and that you are preaching feminism in a time that needs it more than ever. #HeyJune @GypsyKat @Cinfhen

GypsyKat That‘s lovely. 💗 7y
Cinfhen Oh wow!! THIS ❤️ 7y
Cathythoughts Beautiful ❤️ 7y
batsy How perfect is this! 7y
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UrsulaMonarch
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I'm really excited about everything in this #librarybookhaul
#SFPL #caltrainreads

UrsulaMonarch But I also can't stop reading 7y
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