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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.
bell hooks
bell hooks (1952-2021) was an influential cultural critic, educator, and writer. Celebrated as one of America’s leading public intellectuals, she was a charismatic speaker and writer who taught and lectured around the world. Her unique pseudonym honors her great-grandmother, a brilliant and strong-willed Black woman who inspired her commitment to resistance and freedom. hooks was the author of more than 40 books, including the New York Times bestsellers All About Love and Communion in the landmark Love Song to the Nation trilogy, as well as the memoir Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood and the poetry collection Appalachian Elegy.
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