Bell Hooks

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Gender	Female
Death	4 years ago
Date of birth	September 25,1952
Zodiac sign	Libra
Born	Hopkinsville
	Kentucky
	United States
Influenced by	Martin Luther King, Jr.
	Malcolm X
	Toni Morrison
Job	Author
	Philosopher
	Social activist
Movies/Shows	Black is. . . Black Ain't
	Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
	Fierce Light
	Hillbilly
	Baadasssss Cinema
	Occupy Love
Died	Berea
	Kentucky
	United States
Influences	Toni Morrison
	Paulo Freire
	Sojourner Truth
Siblings	Angela Watkins
	Kenneth Watkins
	Gwenda Watkins
	Valeria Watkins
	Theresa Watkins
	Sarah Watkins
Parents	Veodis Watkins
	Rosa Bell Watkins
Education	Stanford University
	MA
	University of California, Santa Cruz
	University of California Santa Cruz
Influence	Paulo Freire
	Toni Morrison
	James Baldwin
	Erich Fromm
	Gustavo Gutiérrez
Awards	American Book Award
Date of died	December 15,2021
Full name	Gloria Jean Watkins
Known for	Oppositional gaze
Date of Reg.	2019-02-09 22:34:16
Date of Upd.	2023-11-09 17:36:53
ID	403514

Ain't I a Woman?
Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center
We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity
Black looks
Bone Black
Teaching Community: A Pedagogy of Hope
Communion: The Female Search for Love
Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black
Outlaw Culture
Killing Rage: Ending Racism
Wounds of Passion: A Writing Life
Where We Stand: Class Matters
Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom
Sisters Of The Yam
Art on my mind
Happy to be Nappy
Salvation: Black People and Love
Reel to Real: Race, Sex and Class at the Movies
Yearning
Remembered rapture
Skin Again
Breaking Bread: Insurgent Black Intellectual Life
Homemade Love
Be Boy Buzz
Belonging: A Culture of Place
Writing Beyond Race: Living Theory and Practice
Grump Groan Growl
Rock My Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem
When Angels Speak of Love
Appalachian Elegy: Poetry and Place
A Woman's Mourning Song
Homegrown: Engaged Cultural Criticism
Uncut Funk: A Contemplative Dialogue
Soul Sister: Women, Friendship, and Fulfillment
Todo Sobre El Amor
Be Love, Baby Love
Marcia Lippman Sacred Encounters
Frisettes en fête
Hooks: Reel to Real
The will to change
Teaching to transgress
Feminism Is for Everybody
All About Love: New Visions

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Bell Hooks Life story

Gloria Jean Watkins, better known by her pen name bell hooks, was an American author, theorist, educator, and social critic who was a Distinguished Professor in Residence at Berea College. She is best known for her writings on race, feminism, and class.