Becoming bell hooks
Explore the life and legacy of Kentucky-born author bell hooks, who wrote nearly 40 books and whose work at the intersection of race, class and gender serves as a lasting contribution to the feminist movement. Learn how bell's childhood in Hopkinsville and her connection to Kentucky's "hillbilly culture" informed her views and her belief that feminism is for everybody.
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- Runtime
- 58m
- Released
- 2024
Details
Release year: 2024
Storyline
Explore the life and legacy of Kentucky-born author bell hooks, who wrote nearly 40 books and whose work at the intersection of race, class and gender serves as a lasting contribution to the feminist movement. Learn how bell's childhood in Hopkinsville and her connection to Kentucky's "hillbilly culture" informed her views and her belief that feminism is for everybody.
Top credits
- Octavia Spencer — Bell hooks
- Kevin Powell — Self - Author, Filmmaker, and Activist
- Crystal Wilkinson — Self - Kentucky Poet Laureate, Professor, University of Kentucky
- Gloria Steinem — Self - Journalist and Social Activist