Writing beyond race : living theory and practice / bell hooks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

hooks, bell, 1952-2021, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Racism--United States--History.

United States--Race relations--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What are the conditions needed for our nation to bridge cultural and racial divides? By ""writing beyond race,"" noted cultural critic bell hooks models the constructive ways scholars, activists, and readers can challenge and change systems of domination.In the spirit of previous classics like Outlaw Culture and Reel to Real, this new collection of compelling essays interrogates contemporary cultural notions of race, gender, and class. From the films Precious and Crash to recent biographies of Malcolm X and Henrietta Lacks, hooks offers prov

Contents:

Introduction

Racism : naming what hurts

Moving past blame : embracing diversity

Solidarity : women and race relations

Help wanted : re-imagining the past

Interrogating : the reinvention of Malcolm X

Tragic biography : resurrecting Henrietta Lacks

A path away from race : on spiritual conversion

Talking trash : a dialogue about crash

A pornography of violence : the movie precious

A community of caring

Bonding across boundaries

Everyday resistance : saying no to white supremacy

Against mediocrity

Black self-determination

Ending racism : working for change

Writing beyond race

The practice of love.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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ISBN:

1-136-26603-8

0-203-10849-3

1-283-84620-9

1-136-26604-6

OCLC:

819380350