{"product_id":"black-feminist-thought-9780415964722","title":"Black Feminist Thought","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplores the words and ideas of Black feminist intellectuals and writers, both within the academy and without. This book provides an interpretive framework for the work of such prominent Black feminist thinkers as Angela Davis, bell hooks, Alice Walker, and Audre Lorde.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With the publication of \u003cem\u003eBlack Feminist Thought\u003c\/em\u003e, black feminism has moved to a new level. Her work sets a standard for the discussion of black women's lives, experiences, and thought that demands rigorous attention to the complexity of these experiences and an exploration of a multiplicity of responses.\" -- \u003cem\u003eWomen's Review of\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A superbly crafted book that provides the first synthetic review of black feminst thought.\" -- \u003cem\u003eFeminist Bookstore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eNews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book argues convincingly that black feminists be given, in the words immortalized by Aretha Franklin, a little more R-E-S-P-E-C-T...Those with an appetite for scholarese will find Hill's book delicious.\" -- \u003cem\u003eBlack\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnterprise\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The author discusses how knowledge can foster African-American women's empowerment. In line with her own deepened understanding of the issues since the first edition, she emphasizes Black feminist thought's purpose in fostering both empowerment and conditions of social justice, provides a more complex analysis of oppression, and places greater stress on the connections between knowledge and power relations. New themes include the nation as a form of oppression, as well as a transnational, global dimension. Topics are organized under the headings of the social construction of Black feminist thought, core themes, and Black Feminism, knowledge, and power.\" -- \u003cem\u003eBook News, Inc.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With the publication of \u003cem\u003eBlack Feminist Thought\u003c\/em\u003e, black feminism has moved to a new level. Her work sets a standard for the discussion of black women's lives, experiences, and thought that demands rigorous attention to the complexity of these experiences and an exploration of a multiplicity of responses.\" -- \u003cem\u003eWomen's Review of\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the First Edition. Preface to the Second Edition. Acknowledgements \u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: The Social Construction of Black Feminist Thought\u003c\/strong\u003e 1. The Politics of Black Feminist Thought 2. Distinguishing Features of Black Feminist Thought \u003cstrong\u003ePart 2: Core Themes in Black Feminist Thought \u003c\/strong\u003e3. Work, Family and Black Women's Oppression 4. Mammies, Matriarchs and other Controlling Images 5. The Power of Self-Definition 6. The Sexual Politics of Black Womanhood 7. Black Women's Love Relationships 8. Black Women and Motherhood 9. Rethinking Black Women's Activism \u003cstrong\u003ePart 3: Black Feminism, Knowledge and Power\u003c\/strong\u003e 10. US Black Feminism in Transnational Context 11. Black Feminist Epistemology 12. Toward a Politics of Empowerment\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733754294615,"sku":"9780415964722","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/black-feminist-thought-9780415964722","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}