,REVIEW3 ,FEM9ISM ,IS ,= ,EV]YBODY ,FEM9ISM ,IS ,= ,EV]YBODY BY ,BELL ,HOOKS1 ,S\? ,5D ,PRESS1 #b ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,NOR!A/]N ,F$]ATION ( ,AN>*O-,COMMUNI/S 7,N,E,F,A,C7 ,TEXT 3 BELL HOOKS IS ONE ( ! MO/ PROM95T & WELL RESPECT$ FEM9I/ ACADEMICS & AU?ORS 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,%E IS (T5 ! SUBJECT ( /UDY BY COLLEGE /UD5TS & ACADEMICS1 AS WELL AS A FREQU5T GUE/ ON TALK %[S & O!R MASS M$IA4 ,H] WORK 9 FEM9I/ !ORY HAS BE5 GR\NDBREAK+1 YET IT IS (T5 LIMIT$ TO ACADEMIC1 LIT]>Y1 & O!R ELITE CIRCLES4 ,FEM9ISM ,IS ,= ,EV]YBODY IS HOOKS' ATTEMPT TO CREATE A QUICK1 SIMPLE PRIM] ON FEM9I/ HI/ORY1 !ORY1 & POLITICS TO ! MASSES :O RECEIVE A MIS9=M$1 MISUND]/OOD1 & MALIGN$ V]SION ( FEM9I/ MOVEM5T4 ,TO ?AT 5D1 %E HAS WRITT5 AN EASY TO READ1 CONCISE BOOK :I* DOCUM5TS H] EXP]I5CES AS A FEM9I/ ACTIVI/ & ACADEMIC4 ,AS AN AN>*I/ ) SOME EXPOSURE TO HOOKS' WRIT+S1 ,I HAVE A GREAT DEAL ( RESPECT = H]4 ,?IS WAS ONCE AGA9 RE9=C$ BY ! CONT5T ( ,FEM9ISM ,IS ,= ,EV]YBODY4 ,:E!R HOOKS ID5TIFIES H]SELF AS AN AN>*I/ OR NOT1 MU* ( :AT ,I F\ND 9 ! BOOK SEEM$ TO REFLECT AN AN>*I/ ANALYSIS ( SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 9T]P]SONAL 9T]ACTION1 & DOM9ATION4 ,! BOOK BEG9S ) A BRIEF /ATEM5T ( FEM9I/ POLITICAL POSITIONS1 !N DISCUSSES SOME HI/ORY ( ! MOVEM5T4 ,IT IS H]E :]E ,I FIR/ F\ND HOOKS' CRITIQUE ( ! MOVEM5T TO MIRROR SOME AN>*I/ CONCEPTS4 ,%E DISCUSSES ! *ANGE 9 ! MOVEM5T FROM P]SONAL1 DEC5TRALIZ$ CONSCI\SNESS RAIS+ GR\PS :]E WOM5 E/ABLI%$ CLOSE RELATION%IPS ) ONE ANO!R & BEGAN TO FEEL P]SONALLY EMP[]$ BY !IR P>TICIPATION TO ! E/ABLI%M5T ( L>GE1 C5TRALIZ$ ORGANIZATIONS WORK+ = ! B5EFIT ( MIDDLE CLASS :ITE WOM5 UND] ! BANN] ( WOM5'S RI ?AT HOOKS HOLDS A PREF]5CE = ! DEC5TRALIZ$ MODEL ( ORGANIZATION ! MOVEM5T HAD DUR+ ! ]A ( ! CONSCI\SNESS RAIS+ GR\PS4 ,IMPLICIT IS ! BELIEF ?AT !SE GR\PS C\LD =M A L>G] MOVEM5T ?AT C\LD *ALL5GE SEXISM & PATRI>*Y :ILE /ILL ALL[+ SPACE = WOM5 TO BE !MSELVES )\T HAV+ TO ADOPT A P>TY L9E :I* MAY NOT B5EFIT !M DIRECTLY4 ,?IS APPE>S TO ME TO BE NOT UNLIKE ! AFF9ITY GR\P /RUCTURE PREF]R$ BY SO MANY AN>*I/S TODAY4 ,! CRITIQUE ( ! *ANGES 9 FEM9I/ MOVEM5T /RUCTURE LEAD TO A CRITIQUE ( CLASSISM & RACISM )9 FEM9I/ MOVEM5T4 HOOKS VIEWS ! =MATION ( L>GE WOM5'S ORGANIZATIONS AS ! BEG9N+ ( A /AGE :]E ! MOVEM5T TOOK ON ! ROLE ( EMP[]+ :ITE1 MIDDLE CLASS WOM5 AT ! EXP5SE ( WOM5 ( COLOR & WORK+ CLASS WOM54 ,:ILE ! E>LY FI*AL HI]>*Y4 HOOKS QUE/IONS ! MOTIVATIONS ( MIDDLE CLASS WOM5 :O B5EFITT$ F9ANCIALLY FROM ! MOVEM5T'S SUCCESS 9 FIE !IR SI/]S 9 FEM9I/ /RUGGLE4 ,CLE>LY1 ?IS IS NOT ! NOTION ( EQUALITY ?AT MANY FEM9I/S /RIVE =4 ,IT IS ALSO 9T]E/+ TO NOTE ?AT ! B5EFICI>IES ( FEM9I/ MOVEM5T HAVE BY F> BE5 :ITE WOM54 ,MU* ( HOOKS' CRITIQUE ( ! SUCCESS ( ! MOVEM5T HAS BE5 ITS CO-OPTATION BY :ITE SUPREMACI/1 PATRI>*AL CAPITALISM4 ,! WOM5 :O HAVE B5EFITT$ ! MO/ FROM ITS SUCCESS HAVE BE5 :ITE WOM5 BECAUSE IT IS EASI] TO 9CORPORATE !M 9TO ! :ITE SUPREMACI/ NOTION ( MA9/REAM ,AM]ICAN ?AN WOM5 ( COLOR4 ,AS ) CLASS PRIVILEGE1 HOOKS %>PLY CRITIQUES :ITE WOM5 :O HAVE EMP[]$ !MSELVES AT ! EXP5SE ( WOM5 ( COLOR4 ,ONCE AGA91 ! MOVEM5T IS SET BACK BY ! CO-OPTATION ( SOME ( ITS MEMB]S4 HOOKS PRES5TS FEM9I/ /RUGGLE AS ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ DOM9ATION4 ,:E!R IT IS PATRI>*AL VIOL5CE 9 ! HOME 7COMMITT$ BY BO? M5 & WOM57 AS A TOOL ( CONTROL ( ROMANTIC P>TN]S OR *ILDR51 ! IMPOSITION ( SEXUAL MORALITY UPON O!RS1 ! LIMITATION ( WOM5'S ABILITY TO CONTROL !IR [N BODIES 79 T]MS ( BO? G5]AL HEAL? C>E & REPRODUCTIVE RIE SOME AN>*I/S :O W\LD DISAGREE ) ?IS ANALYSIS ( ! ORIG9S ( 9EQUALITY & DOM9ATION1 IT IS H>D TO >GUE AGA9/ ! NOTION ?AT !SE =MS ( DOM9ATION DO NOT CON/ITUTE A S]I\S ?REAT TO ! FRE$OM ( 9DIVIDUALS1 ESPECIALLY WOM54 ,I BELIEVE ?AT REG>DLESS ( :E!R HOOKS ID5TIFIES H]SELF AS AN AN>*I/ OR NOT ?AT MU* ( :AT %E /ATES 9 ,FEM9ISM ,IS ,= ,EV]YBODY IS CONSI/5T ) AN AN>*I/ P]SPECTIVE4 ,I DO1 H[EV]1 HAVE SOME M9OR CRITICISMS ( ,FEM9ISM ,IS ,= ,EV]YBODY4 ,:ILE ,I UND]/& ! FACT ?AT HOOKS IS ATTEMPT+ TO WRITE A BASIC PRIM] ON FEM9ISM = PEOPLE :O >E UNFAMILI> ) ITS BASIC PR9CIPLES & IDEAS1 IT'S UN=TUNATE ?AT MO/ ( ! SECOND>Y MAT]IAL 9 ! BOOK COMES FROM H]SELF4 ,AS %E PO9TS \T1 !RE IS A WIDE V>IETY ( FEM9I/ LIT]ATURE \T !RE & ! BOOK C\LD HAVE BE5 A GREAT %[CASE = O!R WORKS ?AT PEOPLE NEW TO FEM9I/ IDEAS C\LD LOOK 9TO = FUR!R 9SIY4 ,DESPITE ! FACT ?AT IT PO9TS \T FEM9I/ CRITIQUE ( MALE DOM9AT$ RELIGION1 AS AN UNABA%$ A!I/ ,I F9D MYSELF 9 ! CAMP ( PEOPLE :O VIEW ! APPROPRIATION ( RELIGION AS DI/RACT+ & SELF-S]V+4 ,H[EV]1 ,I CAN APPRECIATE AN 9DIVIDUAL'S DESIRE TO REA* SPIRITUAL 5LIE EI!R NEW TO FEM9I/ ?\*I/ POLITICS BECAUSE IT IS FOCUS$ ON ISSUES ( DOM9ATION :I* GO BEYOND SEX & G5D]4 HOOKS PRES5TS A CRITIQUE ( ALL =MS ( DOM9ATION /EMM+ FROM A FEM9I/ UND]/&+ ( G5D] & SEXUAL 9EQUALITY ?AT MU/ BE 9CORPORAT$ 9TO AN>*I/ CRITIQUES ( SOCIAL RELATIONS BETWE5 9DIVIDUALS1 SOCIAL /RUCTURES1 & ! /ATE4 7,S\RCE3 ,REVIEW$ BY ,/AS 7,S(IA ,P]OVSKAIA ,COLLECTIVE74 ,PUBLI%$ 9 ,! ,NOR!A/]N ,AN>*I/ _?#b1 ,SUMM] #b#a47 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,DECEMB] #b#h1 #bba 3 ,REVIEW3 ,FEM9ISM ,IS ,= ,EV]YBODY -- ,ADD$4 ,FEBRU>Y #b#g1 #bbb 3 ,REVIEW3 ,FEM9ISM ,IS ,= ,EV]YBODY -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/WWW4,REVOLT,LIB4COM_/