Uncut Funk - A Contemplative Dialogue

List of contents

Foreword by Paul Gilroy
Preface by bell hooks
Dialogue between bell hooks and Stuart Hall

About the author

A cultural critic, an intellectual, and a feminist writer,　bell hooks　is best known for classic books including　Feminist Theory,　Bone Black,　All About Love,　Rock My Soul,　Belonging,　We Real Cool,　Where We Stand,　Teaching to Transgress,　Teaching Community, Outlaw Culture, and　Reel to Real. hooks is Distinguished Professor in Residence in Appalachian Studies at Berea College, and resides in her home state of Kentucky.
Stuart Hall (1932–2014) was born in Kingston, Jamaica and came to England in 1951. He was a pioneering cultural theorist, political activist, and founding editor of the New Left Review. He was one of the most influential and adventurous critical thinkers of the last half century, widely recognised as a key figure in the development of cultural studies.

Summary

From the trivial to the profound, across boundaries of age, sexualities and genders, hooks and Hall dissect topics and themes of continual contemporary relevance, including feminism, home and homecoming, class, black masculinity, family, politics, relationships, and teaching.

Additional text

"Imagine if you could listen to a conversation between bell hooks and Stuart Hall about feminism, race, sexuality and love? With this book, we do not have to rely on our imaginations. This conversation between hooks and Hall flickers with life and is full of wit, warmth and wisdom. The book gives us the opportunity to learn from two of the most important black critical thinkers of our time." -Sara Ahmed, independent scholar

Product details

• Authors: Paul Gilroy, Stuart Hall, bell hooks, bell (Berea College hooks, Bell Hall Hooks
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9781138102064
• ISBN: 978-1-138-10206-4
• No. of pages: 144
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; History, Media Studies, Popular Culture, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, LITERARY CRITICISM / Feminist, Humanities, Feminism & feminist theory, Literary studies: general, Gender studies, gender groups, Feminism and feminist theory