RE103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Thích Nhất Hạnh, Bell Hooks, Class Discrimination
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Real name: gloria watkins, taken after her grandmother. Pen name: bell hooks purposely lower case to deemphasize importance of person but more on her writing: feminist, theorist, cultural critic, 3 books on love, for a general audience. One directed towards african men, one towards women and all about. Love is more general (less strong academic language to communicate understanding: well k(cid:374)o(cid:449)(cid:374) for the phrase: (cid:862)(cid:449)hite supre(cid:373)a(cid:272)ist (cid:272)apitalist patriar(cid:272)h(cid:455)(cid:863) Raised christian, as were most people in the 1950s in kentucky: converted to zen buddhism (partly due to thich nhat hanh) later on in adult life (cid:271)ut does(cid:374)"t lea(cid:448)e protesta(cid:374)t christia(cid:374)ity behind, strong interest in islamic mysticism. Love does not involve hurt: some people have grown up with bad backgrounds (ex. Abusive) where they think love can be demonstrated in unconventional ways that involve negativity. Her (cid:271)ooks do(cid:374)"t (cid:374)or(cid:373)all(cid:455) get re(cid:448)ie(cid:449)ed: she thinks that her thoughts and vivid freedom of speech that go against the status quo is usually silenced.
