bell hooks
American author, professor, and social activist whose Ain't I a Woman and Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center are foundational texts of Black feminist thought. Her concept of the 'white supremacist capitalist patriarchy' as an interlocking system of oppression was enormously influential. She wrote with remarkable accessibility and passion.
Works
- Ain't I a WomanHow racism and sexism interlock to oppress Black women in American history
- Feminist Theory: From Margin to CenterFeminist theory centering marginalized women and transformative love and consciousness
- All About LoveLove as practice and politics for personal transformation and collective liberation
- Teaching to TransgressEducation as practice of freedom and transgression against oppressive teaching methods
- The Will to ChangeMasculinity in crisis and transformation toward engaged, loving, feminist male identity
- Outlaw CultureEssays on subversive culture, identity politics, and resistance to dominant power structures