ABSTRACT

According to the Washington Post, no one who cares about contemporary African-American cultures can ignore bell hooks' electrifying feminist explorations. Targeting cultural icons as diverse as Madonna and Spike Lee, Outlaw Culture presents a collection of essays that pulls no punches. As hooks herself notes, interrogations of popular culture can b

chapter 2|16 pages

Altars of Sacrifice: Re-membering Basquiat

chapter 5|12 pages

Censorship from Left and Right

chapter 8|12 pages

Dissident Heat: Fire with fire

chapter 10|6 pages

Seduced by Violence No More

chapter 16|12 pages

Back to Black: Ending Internalized racism

chapter 17|17 pages

Malcolm X: The longed-for feminist manhood

chapter 18|12 pages

Columbus: Gone but not forgotten

chapter 20|10 pages

Love as the Practice of Freedom