bell hooks: The Last Interview - and Other Conversations

"I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else''s whim or to someone else''s ignorance." --bell hooks bell hooks was a prolific, trailblazing author, feminist, social activist, cultural critic, and professor. Born Gloria Jean Watkins, bell used her pen name to center attention on her ideas and to honor her courageous great-grandmother, Bell Blair Hooks. hooks’s unflinching dedication to her work forged deep grooves for the feminist and anti-racist movements. In this collection of interviews, stretching from early in her career until her last interview, she discusses feminism, the complexity of rap music and masculinity, her relationship to Buddhism, the “politic of domination,” sexuality, and love and the importance of communication across cultural borders. Whether she was sparking controversy on campuses or facing criticism from contemporaries, hooks relentlessly challenged herself and those around her, inserted herself into the tensions of the cultural moment, and anchored herself with love.

Product details

• Authors: Bell Hooks, Mikki Kendall
• Publisher: Melville House
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.07.2023
• EAN: 9781685890797
• ISBN: 978-1-68589-079-7
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 10 mm
• Series: The Last Interview Series
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies