Summary
The influential critic, author and feminist bell hooks died Wednesday at the age of 69. She was at home, surrounded by friends and family. Amna Nawaz looks at her work and legacy.
Key terms
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academia
: the environment or community, especially universities, focused on studying, thinking and education
academic
: an educator who works at a college or university
Five Facts
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Who
was bell hooks?
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Where
and when did hooks grow up?
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What
are some of the things hooks accomplished in her career?
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How
did her work influence the way people think about topics such as race, gender, education and more?
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Why
will hooks' work continue to have an impact, according to Imani Perry (interviewed here)?
Focus Questions
Imani Perry, interviewed here, states that part of hooks' legacy is the idea that all of our academic debates "boil down to how we are going to live and how we are going to co-exist on this planet." What do you think is the best way to have a conversation about how people from different backgrounds and perspectives can "co-exist"?
Media literacy:
Do you think academic theory can help lead the conversation mentioned above? If you wanted to understand what academics have said about this question, where would you start?
For More
See
this piece
to learn more about bell hooks and her legacy.
