Feminist Theory from Margin to Center. Bell Hooks

Signs ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 788-789
Author(s):  
Joyce Pettis
Keyword(s):  
Feminist Theory ◽  
Bell Hooks

Tracks of My Tears: Smokey Robinson and the Art of Loving

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 337-341
Author(s):  
Les Back
Keyword(s):  
Feminist Theory ◽  
Romantic Love ◽  
The Political ◽  
Bell Hooks ◽  
Valentine's Day

This piece written for Valentine’s Day 2014 links the love songs of Smokey Robinson with writing on romantic love from classical theorists to feminist writers like Mary Evans and bell hooks. Through a discussion of Smokey Robinson’s biography it argues that the political and affective key of his songs is similar to the arguments provided by feminist theory. It makes a case for holding to a ‘love ethic’ that is a doing, not confined to one person alone but rather circulated and routed within wider communities.

scholarly journals #Hashtag: How Selected Texts of Popular Culture Engaged With Sexual Assault In the Context of the Me Too Movement in 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 208-217
Author(s):  
Anna Oleszczuk
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Popular Culture ◽  
Feminist Theory ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Bell Hooks ◽  
Feminist Activism ◽  
High Profile ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact

The paper seeks to explore recent shifts within the popular culture with regard to oppression involving gender, class, race, and ethnicity that can be traced back to the #MeToo movement which was revived as a social media hashtag in October 2017 and has since spread all over the world. The paper starts with a brief overview of Western popular culture that “has recently been seen as a champion for feminism . . . with many high-profile female musicians and actresses visibly promoting the movement in their work” (Woodacre 2018, 21). Next, the paper discusses the origins of the Me Too Movement and the way it approaches the meaning of gendered oppressions as well as individualized and collective experiences of survivors of sexual abuse. This is later explored in the examination of the impact of the hashtag-led movement on three works of popular culture: Amazon’s TV series Lorena (2019), Nancy Schwartzman’s documentary Roll Red Roll (2019), and We Believe: the Best Men Can Be (2019) advertisement by Gillette. The entire case study is informed primarily by feminist theory understood as inseparable from feminist activism, following bell hooks’ Feminist theory from margin to center (1984).

scholarly journals Feminist Sport Psychology: A Guide for Our Journey

2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane L. Gill
Keyword(s):  
Feminist Theory ◽  
Sport Psychology ◽  
Social Identities ◽  
Cultural Relations ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Bell Hooks ◽  
Introductory Article ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Feminist Practice

Feminist sport psychology encompasses many approaches and has many variations. The articles in this special issue reflect that variation but also reflect common themes outlined in this introductory article. The feminist framework for this article begins with bell hooks’ (2000) inclusive, action-oriented definition of feminism as “a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression” (p. viii). The following themes, drawn from feminist theory and sport studies scholarship, provide the supporting structure: (a) gender is relational rather than categorical; (b) gender is inextricably linked with race/ethnicity, class, and other social identities; (c) gender and cultural relations involve power and privilege; and (d) feminism demands action. Gender scholarship in sport psychology is reviewed noting recent moves toward feminist approaches and promising directions that incorporate cultural diversity and relational analyses to move toward feminist practice. The other articles in this issue reflect similar feminist themes and present unique contributions to guide us toward feminist sport psychology.

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