UOM Communion The Female Search For Love by Bell Hooks Essay
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Book: Communion: The Female Search For Love
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What is the main point of the book? Why did bell hooks write this book?
- Describe and discuss hooks#ritique of feminism. Why is this discussion important for younger 3rd wave feminists in particular and all women, in general? What new insight does she offer re: love and patriarchy, love and feminism? (NOTE: A helpful post to read is The Other L-Word: How bell hooks Dared Me to Love: http://bit.ly/9YJrhw Links to an external site.)
Describe the gender-specific relationship between men, women and love. How is it different? Why? How does gender socialization contribute to these masculine and feminine roles in relationship to love and relationships in general?
- Explain hooks3tatement on p.105, ¯thing belies the assumption that women are more loving than men as much as the negative feelings most females hold about our bodies./li>
On p. 134, bell hooks writes that ålf-love is always risky for women within patriarchy. xplain.
- Pick any section/topic in the book and explain why you enjoyed it/found it interesting and insightful/could relate to it.
- How does hooks define and describe love? How does her definition align with, contradict and/or expand cultural notions of love? Be specific.
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