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Men Explain Things
to Me B Y R E B E C C A S O L N I T
Feminism Is for
Everybody:
Passionate Politics
BY BELL HOOKS
AUTHOR: Known by her
pen name, bell hooks is an
African American author,
feminist, and social activist.
The focus of hooks' writing is
the intersectionality of race,
capitalism, and gender, and
what she describes as their
AUTHOR: Writer, historian, and ac-
tivist, Rebecca Solnit is an Ameri-
can author of books about environ-
ment, landscape, community, art,
politics, hope, and memory. She is
a contributing editor at Harper's
magazine, where bi-monthly she
writes the "Easy Chair" essay.
PLOT: In this comical yet scathing
essay, she takes on what often
goes wrong in conversations be-
tween men and women, focusing
on assumptions, why they arise,
and how they have played out
in her own personal encounters.
The updated edition includes
new essays including one written
in response to the grassroots
movement to end violence against
women.
READER: This
book is for the
reader looking for
an approachable
yet convicting look
at gender.
This Bridge Called My
Back, Fourth Edition
B Y C HE R R Í E M OR AGA A ND
GL OR I A AN Z A L DÚA
ability to produce and perpet-
uate systems of oppression
and class domination. She has
published over 30 books and
numerous scholarly articles,
appeared in documentary
films, and participated in
public lectures.
PLOT: Exploring the definition
of feminism, this book
explores the nature of
feminism and its promise for
eliminating sexism, sexist
exploitation, and oppression.
With clarity and directness,
hooks encourages readers to
see how feminism can touch
and change the lives of not
only women, but everyone.
READER: The book is for the
political mind looking to learn
more about feminism.
AUTHORS: Cherríe
Lawrence Moraga is a
Chicana writer, feminist,
activist, poet, essayist, and
playwright. She is part of
the faculty at the
University of California, Santa Barbara. Her works
explore the ways in which gender, sexuality and
race intersect in the lives of women of color.
Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa was an American
scholar of Chicana cultural, feminist, and queer
theory. She grew up on the Mexico-Texas border
and incorporated her lifelong feelings of social and
cultural marginalization into her work.
PLOT: Originally released in 1981, through personal
essays, criticism, interviews, testimonials, poetry,
and visual art, this collection explores the complex
intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality
for women of color. This fourth edition contains an
extensive new introduction, previously unpublished
statement, and visual artists whose work was pro-
duced during the same period.
READER: This book is for the history and politics
enthusiast interested in a seeing how life as a
minority woman has changed over the years.
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