Monday, May 19th, 2014. New York City – Great conversations with bell hooks and other women.
In November 2013, bell hooks, a long-time and prominent social activist, led four discussions with New School students about race, gender, feminism, and patriarchy. hooks has published over 30 influential books, including “Ain’t I a Woman: Black women and feminism,” “Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center,” and “Feminism is for Everybody.” She prefers to have her name remain all lower case to bring attention to her work rather than herself. Read more here.
The video bellow is one of the discussions.
Friday, November 8, 2013. Black Female Voices: Who is Listening – A public dialogue between bell hooks + Melissa Harris-Perry.
bell hooks, the internationally renowned author, activist, and scholar of feminism and race returned in May 2014 to Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts for a series of three public dialogues entitled “Feminism Does The Black Female Body.” hooks’ fall 2013 residency at The New School culminated in a widely viewed and shared public conversation with MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry, which The Huffington Post called “riveting.”
The 3 videos bellow were recorded in May 2014.
Monday, May 5, 2014. Passionate Present: Protecting Black Girlhood.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014. bell hooks – Are You Still a Slave? Liberating the Black Female Body | Eugene Lang College. Also in this video other leading voices in black feminism and the LGBTQ community: author Marci Blackman (Tradition), film director Shola Lynch (Free Angela and All Political Prisoners), and author and activist Janet Mock (Redefining Realness).
Wednesday, May 7, 2014. bell hooks – How Do We Define Feminist Liberation? | Eugene Lang College.
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