![]() ![]() It is from the margin where you can see injustice being done. In “Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center,” hooks says she begins her analysis at the margin because it is a space of radical openness that provides an oppositional gaze from which to see the world, unknown to the oppressor. hooks’ body of work has helped me shape an affirming public dialogue on religion and social justice issues about women and LGBTQ+ people. ![]() As an African lesbian minister, theologian and multimedia journalist, I take theology to the streets. ![]() In “Teaching to Transgress,” she challenged the feminist movement to incorporate women beyond the educated and the academy. Because of hooks, my life’s work is grounded in an intersectional anti-oppression activism and praxis.įew have changed and challenged feminism like hooks. She identified as “queer-pas-gay” and paved the way for intersectional feminism, inspiring generations of women and LGBTQ+ people. Hooks was a huge inspiration for me, too. On this day of her passing, let us celebrate the rich published legacy she leaves behind.” Now perhaps more than ever, it’s paramount that we lean into her work. hooks called Cox a “goddess for justice,” and Cox has since returned tribute on Instagram: Cox and hooks had a deep sister-friendship and admiration for each other. Hooks had legions of followers, especially among women and the LGBTQ+ community, because her body of works profoundly changed the lives of so many of us. hooks was born Gloria Jean Watkins and later took the pen name “bell hooks” from her great grandmother, Bell Blair Hooks. Time’s 100 Women of the Year for 2020 called our sister-friend a “rare rock star of a public intellectual.” She was also a friend to everyone she met. A widely used photo of a young bell hooks.īell hooks, the prominent feminist scholars and author, died Wednesday at 69 in Kentucky. ![]()
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