This renowned scholar, feminist, social thinker, cultural critic, teacher, writer and widely respected intellectual has been writing and speaking for many years on women, race, culture, class, sexuality, and their interconnected nature. Centering her arguments on the black female experience, hooks has thrown down the gauntlet to both the feminist and antiracist movements, which have historically been at odds with each other. A passionate scholar, hooks is among the leading public intellectuals of her generation. bell hooks is the author of numerous critically acclaimed and influential books on the politics of race, gender, class, and culture. She is in high demand as a speaker internationally. Her first book, written in 1981, the acclaimed Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism, was named one of the "twenty most influential women's books of the last twenty years" by Publishers Weekly in 1992. She lives in New York City and has taught at Yale, Oberlin College and City College, City University of New York. She has recently written a series of books on love and children as well. bell hooks is devoted to critical consciousness and awareness of oneself and society. She is the author of many widely read books. The focus of her talk was on issues relating to her book Where We Stand: Class Matters. In this work, she talks explicitly about class and its centrality to our culture.
