Talking Back - 2nd Edition by Bell Hooks (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>In childhood, bell hooks was taught that talking back meant speaking as an equal to an authority figure and daring to disagree and/or have an opinion. In this collection of personal and theoretical essays, hooks reflects on her signature issues of racism and feminism, politics and pedagogy. Among her discoveries is that moving from silence into speech is for the oppressed, the colonized, the exploited, and those who stand and struggle side by side, a gesture of defiance that heals, making new life and new growth possible.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In childhood, bell hooks was taught that talking back meant speaking as an equal to an authority figure and daring to disagree and/or have an opinion. In this collection of personal and theoretical essays, hooks reflects on her signature issues of racism and feminism, politics and pedagogy. Among her discoveries is that moving from silence into speech is for the oppressed, the colonized, the exploited, and those who stand and struggle side by side, a gesture of defiance that heals, making new life and new growth possible.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>Praise for the book: </p><p>On the one hand, [<i>Talking Back</i>] is a political treatise of the Black feminist movement as it grapples with the contradictions of class, gender, and sexual relations; on the other, it is a deeply intimate account of personal and political maturation within that framework. --Melba Wilson, <i>Feminist Review </i>(1989)</p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>A cultural critic, an intellectual, and a feminist writer, <b>bell hooks</b> is best known for classic books including <i>Ain't I a Woman, Bone Black, All About Love, Rock My Soul, Belonging, We Real Cool, Where We Stand, Teaching to Transgress, Teaching Community, Outlaw Culture</i>, and <i>Reel to Real. </i>hooks is Distinguished Professor in Residence in Appalachian Studies at Berea College, and resides in her home state of Kentucky.</p>
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