Black Looks: Race and Representation - 2nd edition (Paperback)

by bell hooks Description In the critical essays collected in Black Looks, bell hooks interrogates old narratives and argues for alternative ways to look at blackness, black subjectivity, and whiteness. Her focus is on spectatorship--in particular, the way blackness and black people are experienced in literature, music, television, and especially film--and her aim is to create a radical intervention into the way we talk about race and representation. As she describes: "the essays in Black Looks are meant to challenge and unsettle, to disrupt and subvert." As students, scholars, activists, intellectuals, and any other readers who have engaged with the book since its original release in 1992 can attest, that's exactly what these pieces do. About the Author bell hooks was a cultural critic, an intellectual, and a feminist writer best known for classic books including Ain't I a Woman, Bone Black, All About Love, Rock My Soul, Belonging, We Real Cool, Where We Stand, Teaching to Transgress, Teaching Community, Outlaw Culture, and Reel to Real. hooks was Distinguished Professor in Residence in Appalachian Studies at Berea College and resided in her home state of Kentucky. Product Details Category: Feminist Theory Language: English Format/Binding: Paperback Book Condition: New ISBN-10: 1138821551 ISBN-13: 978-1138821552 Publisher: Routledge Date Published: October 28, 2014 Pages: 212 Terms of Sale All book sales are final. No returns or exchanges. Purchaser will receive a new book that has never been read.  The book will be shipped within 7 business days of receipt of order via a major mail carrier (USPS, UPS, FedEX, or DHL) and may take up to 14 days to arrive depending on the carrier and destination. International shipping is also available.