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Gloria Jean Watkins (September 25, 1952 – December 15, 2021), better known by her pen name bell hooks, was an American author and social activist who was Distinguished Professor in Residence at Berea College. She is best known for her writings on race, feminism, and class. The focus of hooks's writing was to explore the intersectionality of race, capitalism, gender, and what she described as their ability to produce and perpetuate systems of oppression and class domination. She published around 40 books, including works that ranged from essays and poetry to children's books. She published numerous scholarly articles, appeared in documentary films, and participated in public lectures. Her work addressed love, race, class, gender, art, history, sexuality, mass media, and feminism.A celebrated academic, hooks began her academic career in 1976 teaching English and ethnic studies at the University of Southern California. She later taught at several institutions including Stanford University, Yale University, and The City College of New York, before joining Berea College in Berea, Kentucky, in 2004, where she founded the bell hooks Institute in 2014. Her pen name was borrowed from her maternal great-grandmother, Bell Blair Hooks.

bell hooks - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American author and activist (1952–2021) For the 2012 hip hop release, see bell hooks (mixtape) . bell hooks hooks in October 2014 Born Gloria Jean Watkins ( 1952-09-25 ) September 25, 1952 Hopkinsville, Kentucky , U.S. Died December 15, 2021 (2021-12-15) (aged 69) Berea, Kentucky , U.S. Education Stanford University ( BA ) University of Wisconsin–Madison ( MA ) University of California, Santa Cruz ( PhD ) Occupations Author academic activist Years active 1978–2018 Known for Oppositional gaze Notable work Ain't I a Wo

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