Theory as Liberatory Practice
One subject that hooks touched on in this chapter is the gap or split between theory and practice. This is something that I notice as well, not only in my … Continue readingTheory as Liberatory Practice
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One subject that hooks touched on in this chapter is the gap or split between theory and practice. This is something that I notice as well, not only in my … Continue readingTheory as Liberatory Practice
Hooks discusses education as “the practice of freedom” for both the student and educator when exploring engaged pedagogy and what this means for those in the educational system, no matter … Continue readingEducation and Freedom within Engaged Pedagogy
When discussing feminist theory in “Theory as Liberatory Practice”, hooks claims there’s a “gap between theory and practice” which makes it hard for theory about feminism to be discussed by … Continue readingGap Between Theory and Practice
In her chapter “Teaching to Transgress,” bell hooks laments the inaccessibility of feminist theory, not only in its complicated and esoteric language, but also in its inability to be applied … Continue readingThe Commodification of Feminism
Desiree Dallagiacomo released her book “Sink” yesterday, and this poem appeared, and has always been one of my favorites. She writes the poem from the view of her thighs, titling … Continue readingWow Another Poem
“It is evident that one of the many uses of theory in academic locations is in the production of an intellectual class hierarchy where the only work deemed truly theoretical … Continue readinghooks, Butler, and the theoretical hierarchy
In the introduction to Teaching to Transgress, bell hooks says, “that shift from beloved, all-black schools to white schools where black students were always seen as interlopers, as not really … Continue readingSchools Are Prisons!
bell hooks speaks to Butler’s Gender Theory when she writes in her chapter “Teaching to Transgress” about the importance of “challeng[ing] and deconstruct[ing] the category ‘woman’ — the insistence on … Continue readinghooks and Butler
In Hooks’ piece, she discusses feminist theory and its relation to intersectionality, in particular, white women and women of color in the feminist framework. Within the framing of feminism and … Continue readingHooks, Feminism, and Accessibility
In her chapter, “Theory as Liberatory Practice” hooks contests the “false dichotomy between theory and practice” (65), citing the common contempt of theory and discussion in favor of “action.” hooks … Continue readinghooks: Theory as practice