![]() ![]() ![]() She chose to use lower case letters for this name in order to remove the focus from her as a person and place it solely on her writing.Īs a child, bell initially attended a segregated school where her desire to learn was nurtured and encouraged. Christened Gloria Watkins, she would later adopt the pen name “bell hooks” after her maternal great-grandmother and in acknowledgment of her female ancestry. She was born in 1952 into a working class family in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. She is widely regarded as one of the most important intellectuals and writers of her generation. ![]() Her work has centred on identifying and challenging systems of oppression and discrimination which are based on race, sex and class. In a career spanning four decades, she has explored and written on a variety of themes including racism, feminism, culture and education. Bell hooks is an African American author, teacher, academic and social activist. ![]()
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