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Original Essays | May 3, 2013

Emily St. John Mandel: IMG The Festivals

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Crosses disciplinary boundaries in major debates on postmodern theory, cultural criticism, and the politics of race and gender. hooks values postmodernism's insights while warning that the fashionable infatuation with "discourse" about "difference" is dangerously detachable from the struggle we must all wage against racism, sexism, and cultural imperialism.
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About the Author

One of the leading public intellectuals of her generation, bell hooks has authored over 20 books, including several classics in African-American and Women's Studies. Known mainly as a feminist thinker, hooks addresses a broad range of issues related to gender, race, teaching, and media, always advancing the understanding that these topics must be conceived of as interconnected, not isolated strands.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780896083851
Author:
Hook, Bell
Author:
Hooks, Bell
Author:
Hook, Bell
Publisher:
South End Press
Location:
Boston, MA :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Women's Studies
Subject:
Afro-americans
Subject:
Intellectual life
Subject:
African American Studies
Subject:
Gender Studies
Subject:
Sex role
Subject:
Race identity
Subject:
African Americans
Subject:
Afro-Americans -- Race identity.
Subject:
Afro americanos
Subject:
Ethnic Studies - African American Studies
Subject:
Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General
Subject:
African Americans - Intellectual life
Subject:
African American Studies-General
Copyright:
1999
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series Volume:
9274
Publication Date:
19990731
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
248
Dimensions:
8.5 x 5.4 x 0.5 in 10 oz
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