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
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Gloria Jean Watkins (September 25, 1952 – December 15, 2021), better known by her pen name bell hooks (stylized in lowercase), was an American author, ...
bell hooks (born Gloria Jean Watkins) was an African-American author, feminist, and social activist. Her writing focused on the interconnectivity of race, ...
A globally renowned cultural critic, feminist, and intellectual dissident, her work imagined radical ways of being in the world. It encouraged love of self and ...
Activist and writer bell hooks was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky as Gloria Jean Watkins. As a child, hooks performed poetry readings of work by Gwendolyn ...
Dec 15, 2021 · The prolific and trailblazing author, poet, feminist, cultural critic and professor bell hooks died Wednesday at age 69.
Jan 15, 2022 · That is the bell hooks who left us still loving, a form of loving which refuses to be silent in the face of oppression, injustice, and violence.
Mar 12, 2024 · Bell hooks, American scholar and activist whose work examined the connections between race, gender, and class. She often explored the varied ...
Dec 15, 2021 · Ms. hooks's 1981 book broke new ground in making the experiences of Black and working-class women heard within the feminist movement.
Dec 15, 2021 · hooks's notion of a confrontational, rebellious way of looking sought to short-circuit the male gaze or the white gaze, which wanted to render ...
Dec 15, 2021 · The author, professor and activist was born in Hopkinsville, Kentucky in 1952, and published more than 30 books in her lifetime, covering topics ...