bell hooks: is there an us “women?”

bell hooks: is there an us “women?” The author argues that racism and sexism, institutionalized as patriarchy, are at the base of the social structure, in this case in the United States, but can be extrapolated to many other societies, such as our own. By criticizing the various feminisms that have left out the experiences and social places of black women, she shows how they have had to carve out their own path of resistance. T

Body

01.04.2025 | by Marta Lança

Where is black feminism? An interview with Desiree Lewis

Where is black feminism? An interview with Desiree Lewis Stuart Hall’s ironic use of “the west and the rest” is very real in the fixation among South Africans with “us” and “Africa”. It was encouraging that a sense of South Africa’s inextricable connectedness to the rest of the continent surfaced at moments in the FMF struggle. But the curiosity about and interest in African politics, literature, and academic knowledge still hasn’t really taken off, whether among students or established scholars.

Face to face

30.05.2022 | by Sean Jacobs