bell hooks
American author
Gloria Jean Watkins, better known by her pen name bell hooks, was an American author, theorist, educator, and social critic who was a Distinguished Professor in Residence at Berea College. She was best known for her writings on race, feminism, and... Wikipedia
Born: September 25, 1952, Hopkinsville, KY
Died: December 15, 2021 (age 69 years), Berea, KY
Education: University of California, Santa Cruz (1983), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Stanford University, and more
Known for: Oppositional gaze
Influenced by: Paulo Freire, Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, and more
Parents: Veodis Watkins and Rosa Bell Watkins