Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery - Softcover

Hooks, Bell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0896084566 ISBN 13: 9780896084568

Publisher: South End Press, 1999

Synopsis

"By confronting topics avoided in polite company--including progressive black folks--hooks helps us tackle our deepest fears, those we harbor about our self-worth as African Americans, and get on with the business of becoming."--Village Voice Literary Supplement. An empowering new book from the author of Ain't I A Woman.

About this title

About the Author:

A cultural critic, an intellectual, and a feminist writer, bell hooks is 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 is Distinguished Professor in Residence in Appalachian Studies at Berea College, and resides in her home state of Kentucky.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.:

Though many of us recognize the depth of our pain and hurt, we do not usually collectively organize in an ongoing manner to find and share ways to heal ourselves. Our literature has helped, however. Progressive black women artists have shown ongoing concern about healing our wounds. Much of the celebrated fiction by black women writers is concerned with identifying our pain and imaginatively constructing maps for healing.

About this edition

• Publisher: South End Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0896084566
• ISBN 13: 9780896084568
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 194