5/13/2023 0 Comments Bell hooks and education![]() ![]() Two themes stand out across this diverse body of work 1) the insistence that feminism has the potential to better the lives of all people not just those gendered as women 2) a commitment to finding ways to collectively address oppressive structures that result in dehumanisation and environmental injustice. This is reflected in her insistence on spelling her name lower case, in subversion of current grammar rules. ![]() A counter to this criticism might be that rather than lacking rigour, bell hooks is acutely aware that language is a site of struggle and opts not to conform to normative markers of academic rigour because they reinforce hierarchies. For critics, this pursuit of accessibility results in bell hooks’ scholarly writing lacking academic rigour. To some, the breadth of this work is testament to bell hook’s insistence on writing for and engaging with a range of audiences. Her work covers a range of issues and genres including, but not limited to gender, race/racism, class, sexual politics, spirituality, love, education and pedagogy, cultural criticism, poetry, and children’s fiction. ![]() Bell hooks (* 1952) is the pen name used by the American public intellectual, author and activist Gloria Jean Watkins. ![]()
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