bell hooks

Summary

bell hooks is a human^[1]. Her place of birth was Hopkinsville^[2]. She was born on September 25, 1952^[3]. She passed away in Berea^[4]. She died on December 15, 2021^[5]. She worked as a philosopher^[6], university teacher^[7], and writer^[8]. She ranks in the top 0.51% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,126 views/month, #5,052 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• bell hooks's place of birth was Hopkinsville^[2].
• bell hooks passed away in Berea^[4].
• bell hooks was born on September 25, 1952^[3].
• bell hooks died on December 15, 2021^[5].
• bell hooks held citizenship in United States^[10].
• bell hooks is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[11].
• bell hooks worked as a philosopher^[6].
• bell hooks's professions included university teacher^[7].
• bell hooks's professions included writer^[8].
• bell hooks's field of work was gender studies^[12].
• bell hooks's field of work was critical race theory^[13].
• bell hooks's field of work was literary activity^[14].
• bell hooks's field of work was cultural criticism^[15].
• bell hooks's field of work was media culture^[16].
• bell hooks's field of work was ethnicity^[17].
• Among bell hooks's employers was University of Southern California^[18].
• bell hooks was employed by Yale University^[19].
• Among bell hooks's employers was Oberlin College^[20].
• Among bell hooks's employers was Berea College^[21].
• Among bell hooks's employers was City University of New York^[22].
• bell hooks was employed by San Francisco State University^[23].
• bell hooks's education included a stint at Stanford University^[24].
• bell hooks was educated at Hopkinsville High School^[25].
• bell hooks's education included a stint at University of California, Santa Cruz^[26].
• bell hooks's education included a stint at University of Wisconsin–Madison^[27].

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Origins and Family

bell hooks was born in Hopkinsville^[2]. She was born on September 25, 1952^[3]. She is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[11].

Education

Educated at Stanford University^[24], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1885^[30], headquartered in Stanford^[31]; Hopkinsville High School^[25], a high school^[32], in United States^[33]; University of California, Santa Cruz^[26], a campus^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1965^[36]; and University of Wisconsin–Madison^[27], a public research university^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1848^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[6], university teacher^[7], and writer^[8]. Fields of work include gender studies^[12], an interdisciplinary science^[40]; critical race theory^[13], a political movement^[41]; literary activity^[14]; cultural criticism^[15], an activity^[42]; media culture^[16]; and ethnicity^[17], a property^[43]. Employers include University of Southern California^[18], a private university^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1880^[46], headquartered in Los Angeles^[47]; Yale University^[19], a private university^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1701^[50], headquartered in New Haven^[51]; Oberlin College^[20], a college^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1833^[54], headquartered in Oberlin^[55]; Berea College^[21], a liberal arts college^[56], in United States^[57], founded in 1855^[58], headquartered in Berea^[59]; City University of New York^[22], a public university^[60], in United States^[61], founded in 1961^[62], headquartered in New York City^[63]; and San Francisco State University^[23], a university^[64], in United States^[65], founded in 1899^[66].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Ain't I a Woman?^[67], All About Love: New Visions^[68], We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity^[69], Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center^[70], and Bone Black: Memories of Girlhood^[71].

Recognition

bell hooks received the American Book Awards^[72].

Personal Life

bell hooks's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[73].

Death and Burial

bell hooks died on December 15, 2021^[5]. She passed away in Berea^[4]. The cause of death was kidney failure^[74].

Why It Matters

bell hooks ranks in the top 0.51% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,126 views/month, #5,052 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[75] She is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[76]

Works attributed to her include Ain't I a Woman?^[77], an oration^[78] and Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center^[79], a literary work^[80].

FAQs

Where was bell hooks born?

bell hooks was born in Hopkinsville^[2].

Where did bell hooks die?

bell hooks died in Berea^[4].

What did bell hooks do for work?

bell hooks worked as philosopher^[6], university teacher^[7], and writer^[8].

Where did bell hooks go to school?

bell hooks was educated at Stanford University^[24], Hopkinsville High School^[25], University of California, Santa Cruz^[26], and University of Wisconsin–Madison^[27].

What awards did bell hooks receive?

Honors received include American Book Awards^[72].