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Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black

by bell hooks · 1988 · 186 pages

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bell hooks writes about the meaning of feminist consciousness in daily life and about self-recovery, about overcoming white and male supremacy, and about intimate relationships, exploring the point where the public and private meet.

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Subject
sociologypoliticsphilosophysocial scienceliterary criticism
Themes
feminismracegendersocial justiceafrican american
Setting
schwarzeUSA
Audience
adult
Length
short · 186 pages
Form
essays

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