bell hooks Flashcards
bell hooks work focused upon……
The intersectionality of race, capitalism and gender.
Intersectionality seeks to identify a system of oppression that moves beyond our traditional understanding of oppression. Intersectionality focuses upon how various biological, social, religious and cultural factors interact on multiple levels. This enables us to recognise the multidimensional basis of injustice within society.
According to bell hooks, systems of oppression have………………
According to bell hooks, systems of oppression have the ability to perpetuate themselves over time.
What does bell hooks consider in her book ‘Ain’t I a woman?”
In her book entitled ‘Ain’t I a Woman?’ bell hooks considered the historical impact of sexism and racism on black women and the devaluation of black womanhood.
bell hooks identified the role played by the media and within education in……………
She identified the role played by the media and within education in the construction of a white-supremacist-capitalist-patriarchy. Her work therefore provides an insight that is otherwise lacking amongst liberal feminists with its white, middle-class and college-educated bias.
