Description
| Product ID: | 9780415539159 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Writing Beyond Race |
| Subtitle: | Living Theory and Practice |
| Authors: | Author: bell hooks |
| Page Count: | 208 |
| Subjects: | Literary studies: general, Literary studies: general, Philosophy, Popular culture, Media studies, Social classes, Gender studies, gender groups, Ethnic studies, Sociology, Teacher training, Philosophy, Popular culture, Media studies, Social classes, Gender studies, gender groups, Ethnic studies, Sociology, Teacher training |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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 provocative insights into the way race is being talked about in this "post-racial" era. 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 provocative insights into the way race is being talked about in this "post-racial" era. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2012-10-25 |
