The
yearlong "Race and Its Meanings" series continued in October
with "Representation: Changing the Image," a talk by social
critic, essayist, and poet bell hooks. Born Gloria Watkins in 1952 in
Hopkinsville, Kentucky, the author uses the pseudonym bell hooks as a
way of distancing herself from an identity she feels is not completely
hers while honoring the unlettered wisdom of her female ancestors. Hooks
tackles issues such as black womanhood, feminism, the civil rights movement,
classism, and sexism. During her stay on campus, she met with students
and faculty in several sessions. Here she chats with business students
Rasheeda Grant ’03 and Teaira Hardimon ’03 at a Tower Club lunch.
The
yearlong "Race and Its Meanings" series continued in October
with "Representation: Changing the Image," a talk by social
critic, essayist, and poet bell hooks. Born Gloria Watkins in 1952 in
Hopkinsville, Kentucky, the author uses the pseudonym bell hooks as a
way of distancing herself from an identity she feels is not completely
hers while honoring the unlettered wisdom of her female ancestors. Hooks
tackles issues such as black womanhood, feminism, the civil rights movement,
classism, and sexism. During her stay on campus, she met with students
and faculty in several sessions. Here she chats with business students
Rasheeda Grant ’03 and Teaira Hardimon ’03 at a Tower Club lunch.