Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment (Revised 10th Anniv 2nd Edition)

In spite of the double burden of racial and gender discrimination, African-American women have developed a rich intellectual tradition that is not widely known. In Black Feminist Thought, Patricia Hill Collins explores the words and ideas of Black feminist intellectuals as well as those African-American women outside academe. She provides an interpretive framework for the work of such prominent Black feminist thinkers as Angela Davis, bell hooks, Alice Walker, and Audre Lorde. The result is a superbly crafted book that provides the first synthetic overview of Black feminist thought. In Black Feminist Thought, Patricia Hill Collins explores the words and ideas of Black feminist intellectuals as well as those African-American women outside academe. She not only provides an interpretive framework for the work of such prominent Black feminist

thinkers as Angela Davis, Alice Walker, and Audre Lorde, but she shows the importance of self-defined knowledge for group empowerment. In the tenth anniversary edition of this award-winning work, Patricia Hill Collins expands the basic arguments of the first edition by adding several

important new themes. A new discussion of heterosexism as a system of power, an expanded treatment of images of Black womanhood, U.S. Black feminism's connections to Black Diasporic feminisms, and more attention to the importance of social class and nationalism all appear in the new

edition. In addition, the new edition includes recent developments in black cultural studies, especially black popular culture, as well as recent events and trends such as the Anita Hill hearings and the backlash against affirmative action.

exploration of a multiplicity of responses. (Women's Review of Books)

In Black Feminist Thought, Patricia Hill Collins explores the words and ideas of Black feminist intellectuals as well as those African-American women outside academe. She not only provides an interpretive framework for the work of such prominent Black feminist thinkers as Angela Davis, Alice Walker, and Audre Lorde, but she shows the importance of self-defined knowledge for group empowerment.In the tenth anniversary edition of this award-winning work, Patricia Hill Collins expands the basic arguments of the original edition by adding several important new themes. A new discussion of heterosexism as a system of power, an expanded treatment of images of Black womanhood, U.S. Black feminism's connections to Black Diasporic feminism, and more attention to the importance of social class and nationalism all appear in the new edition. In addition, the new edition includes recent developments in black cultural studies, especially black popular culture, as well as recent events and trends such as the Anita Hill hearings and the backlash against affirmative action. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Preface to First Edition......Page 7 Preface to Second Edition......Page 11 Acknowledgments......Page 15 The Politics of Black Feminist Thought......Page 18 Distinguishing Features of Black Feminist Thought......Page 38 Work, Family, and Black Women's Oppression......Page 62 Mammies, Matriarchs, and Other Controlling Images......Page 86 The Power of Self-Definition......Page 114 The Sexual Politics of Black Womanhood......Page 140 Black Women's Love Relationships......Page 166 Black Women and Motherhood......Page 190 Rethinking Black Women's Activism......Page 218 U.S. Black Feminism in Transnational Context......Page 244 Black Feminist Epistemology......Page 268 Toward a Politics of Empowerment......Page 290 Notes......Page 308 Glossary......Page 315 References......Page 319 Index......Page 343 "In spite of the double burden of racial and gender discrimination, African-American women have developed a rich intellectual tradition that is not widely known. In Black Feminist Thought, originally published in 1990, Patricia Hill Collins set out to explore the words and ideas of Black feminist intellectuals and writers, both within the academy and without. Here Collins provides an interpretive framework for the work of such prominent Black feminist thinkers as Angela Davis, bell hooks, Alice Walker, and Audre Lorde. Drawing from fiction, poetry, music and oral history, the result is a superbly crafted and revolutionary book that provided the first synthetic overview of Black feminist thought and its canon."--Publisher's description Sociology Book Cover 1 Title 4 Contents 5 Preface to First Edition 7 Preface to Second Edition 11 Acknowledgments 15 The Politics of Black Feminist Thought 18 Distinguishing Features of Black Feminist Thought 38 Work, Family, and Black Women's Oppression 62 Mammies, Matriarchs, and Other Controlling Images 86 The Power of Self-Definition 114 The Sexual Politics of Black Womanhood 140 Black Women's Love Relationships 166 Black Women and Motherhood 190 Rethinking Black Women's Activism 218 U.S. Black Feminism in Transnational Context 244 Black Feminist Epistemology 268 Toward a Politics of Empowerment 290 Notes 308 Glossary 315 References 319 Index 343 In spite of the double burden of racial and gender discrimination, African-American women have developed a rich intellectual tradition that is not widely known. In**__Black Feminist Thought,__**Patricia Hill Collins explores the words and ideas of Black feminist intellectuals as well as those African-American women outside academe. She provides an interpretive framework for the work of such prominent Black feminist thinkers as Angela Davis, bell hooks, Alice Walker, and Audre Lorde. The result is a superbly crafted book that provides the first synthetic overview of Black feminist thought. This revised tenth anniversary edition expands on the arguments of the original edition to include discussions of heterosexism as a system of power, expanded images of black womanhood, U.S. black feminism's connections to black "Diasporic" feminism, and the importance of social class and nationalism. A revision of a hugely successful book; this is the 'bible' of contemporary black feminist thought and is widely cited and taught as a seminal text. Completely up-to-date with recent events, trends in popular culture, current events, and politics In 1831 Maria W. Stewart asked, "How long shall the fair daughters of Africa be compelled to bury their minds and talents beneath a load of iron pots and kettles?"