{"id":3161,"date":"2021-12-15T20:57:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T20:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/?p=3161"},"modified":"2023-10-09T15:54:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T19:54:41","slug":"remebering-bell-hooks-1952-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2021\/12\/15\/remebering-bell-hooks-1952-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering bell hooks, 1952-2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>bell hooks, the trailblazing author, feminist, educator, and activist, died today at the age of 69.<\/p>\n<p>hooks, whose given name was Gloria Jean Watkins, based her pen name on great-grandmother Bell Blair Hooks. She chose to style her pen name in all lowercase letter in order to highlight her message, rather than herself. hooks was a major voice in the American (and international) feminism &#8212; she pioneered what is not known as intersectional feminism, and wrote about how gender intersects with race, class, and sexuality in books such as <em>And There They Wept<\/em> and <em>Ain&#8217;t I A Woman? Black Women and Feminism<\/em>. Her formulations are now a key part of the Fourth-Wave Feminist movement.<\/p>\n<p>During her life, hooks authored more than forty books, including essays, poetry, and children&#8217;s books. As a cultural critic, she turned her eye to cinema in <em>Reel to Real<\/em>, wherein she discussed how films impact individuals, especially black female viewers. She also contributed to several documentaries, including <em>My Feminism&nbsp;<\/em>and <em>BaadAsssss Cinema<\/em>. You can find all of these titles on or about bell hooks in the AU Library&#8217;s Media collection.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wrlc-amu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01WRLC_AMU\/1ncanq5\/alma99145235143604102\">bell hooks: Cultural Criticism and Transformation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wrlc-amu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01WRLC_AMU\/1ncanq5\/alma99186359054604102\">Feminist Futures: Finding the Joy<\/a> (Lecture Given at American University)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wrlc-amu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01WRLC_AMU\/1ncanq5\/alma9990631073604102\">My Feminism<\/a> (DVD 7765)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wrlc-amu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01WRLC_AMU\/1ncanq5\/alma9989376093604102\">Black Is &#8212; Black Ain&#8217;t<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wrlc-amu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01WRLC_AMU\/1ncanq5\/alma99186093940704102\">Voices of Power: African American Women<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wrlc-amu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01WRLC_AMU\/1ncanq5\/alma99186093707404102\">Is Feminism Dead?&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>bell hooks, the trailblazing author, feminist, educator, and activist, died today at the age of 69. hooks, whose given name was Gloria Jean Watkins, based her pen name on great-grandmother Bell Blair Hooks. 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