We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity (Hooks Bell)(Paperback)

We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity (Hooks Bell)(Paperback)

'When women get together and talk about men, the news is almost always bad news,' writes bell hooks. 'If the topic gets specific and the focus is on black men, the news is even worse.' In this powerful new book, bell hooks arrests our attention from the first page. Her title--We Real Cool; her

The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love (Hooks Bell)(Paperback)

Everyone needs to love and be loved -- even men. But to know love, men must be able to look at the ways that patriarchal culture keeps them from knowing themselves, from being in touch with their feelings, from loving. In The Will to Change, bell hooks gets to the heart of the matter and shows men

Reel to Real: Race, class and sex at the movies (Hooks Bell)(Paperback)

Movies matter - that is the message of Reel to Real, bell hooks' classic collection of essays on film. They matter on a personal level, providing us with unforgettable moments, even life-changing experiences and they can confront us, too, with the most profound social issues of race, sex and class

Salvation: Black People and Love (Hooks Bell)(Paperback)

'A manual for fixing our culture...In writing that is elegant and penetratingly simple, [hooks] gives voice to some things we may know in our hearts but need an interpreter like her to process.'--Black Issues Book ReviewNew York Times bestselling author, acclaimed visionary and cultural critic bell

Where We Stand: Class Matters (Hooks Bell)(Paperback)

Drawing on both her roots in Kentucky and her adventures with Manhattan Coop boards, Where We Stand is a successful black woman's reflection--personal, straight forward, and rigorously honest--on how our dilemmas of class and race are intertwined, and how we can find ways to think beyond

Ain't I a Woman (hooks bell)(Paperback / softback)

A provocative and inspiring book on the culture and politics of black women's

Brotha Vegan: Black Men Speak on Food, Identity, Health, and Society (Adewale Omowale)(Paperback)

Black vegan men discuss masculinity, sexuality, race, diet, health, fatherhood, social justice, animal rights, and the environment in this companion volume to Sistah Vegan. In 2010, Lantern published Sistah Vegan, a landmark anthology edited by A. Breeze Harper that highlighted for the first time

Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom (Hooks Bell)(Paperback)

In Teaching Critical Thinking, renowned cultural critic and progressive educator bell hooks addresses some of the most compelling issues facing teachers in and out of the classroom today. In a series of short, accessible, and enlightening essays, hooks explores the confounding and sometimes

Remembered Rapture: The Writer at Work (Hooks Bell)(Paperback)

With grace and insight, celebrated writer bell hooks untangles the complex personae of women writers. Born and raised in the rural South, hooks learned early the power of the written word and the importance of speaking her mind. Her passion for words is the heartbeat of this collection of essays

What Do Men Want? Masculinity and Its Discontents - Nina Power

From the acclaimed philosopher and author of One-Dimensional Woman, a bold, playful and open-minded exploration of the role of men in the twenty-first centurySomething is definitely up with men. From millions online who engage with the manosphere to the #metoo backlash, from Men's Rights activists

Communion: The Female Search for Love (Hooks Bell)(Paperback)

Renowned visionary and theorist bell hooks began her exploration of the meaning of love in American culture with the critically acclaimed bestseller All About Love: New Visions. She continued her national dialogue with the bestselling Salvation: Black People and Love. Now hooks culminates her

The Origins of Macho: Men and Masculinity in Colonial Mexico (Lipsett-Rivera Sonya)(Paperback)

With limited resources to contextualize masculinity in colonial Mexico, film, literature, and social history perpetuate the stereotype associating Mexican men with machismo 'defined as excessive virility that is accompanied by bravado and explosions of violence. While scholars studying men (TM)s

Black Masculinity and the Cinema of Policing (Sexton Jared)(Paperback)

This book offers a critical survey of film and media representations of black masculinity in the early twenty-first-century United States, between President George W. Bush's 2001 announcement of the War on Terror and President Barack Obama's 2009 acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize. It argues that

Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men (Kimmel Michael)(Paperback)

One of the most eminent scholars and writers on men and masculinity and the author of the critically acclaimed Manhood in America turns his attention to the culture of guys, aged 16 to 26: their attitudes, their relationships, their rules, and their rituals.'Kimmel is our seasoned guide into a

The Way of Men (Donovan Jack)(Paperback)

What is masculinity? Ask ten men and you'll get ten vague, conflicting answers. Unlike any book of its kind, The Way of Men offers a simple, straightforward answer-without getting bogged down in religion, morality, or politics. It's a guide for understanding who men have been and the challenges men

Belonging: A Culture of Place (Hooks Bell)(Paperback)

What does it mean to call a place home? Who is allowed to become a member of a community? When can we say that we truly belong? These are some of the questions of place and belonging that renowned cultural critic bell hooks examines in her new book, Belonging: A Culture of Place. Traversing past

How Can I Get Through to You?: Closing the Intimacy Gap Between Men and Women (Real Terrence)(Paperback)

What happened to the passion we started with? Why aren't we as close as we used to be? PROBLEM: If you are a woman who is unfulfilled in your marriage...if you feel unheard or overburdened...if you quietly live in a state of slow-burn resentment... PROBLEM: If you are a man unhappy that your

From Jim Crow to Jay-Z: Race, Rap, and the Performance of Masculinity (White Miles)(Paperback)

This multilayered study of the representation of black masculinity in musical and cultural performance takes aim at the reduction of African American male culture to stereotypes of deviance, misogyny, and excess. Broadening the significance of hip-hop culture by linking it to other expressive forms

Real Men in Black: Evidence, Famous Cases, and True Stories of These Mysterious Men and Their Connection to UFO Phenomena (Redfern Nick)(Paperback)

Evidence Famous Cases and True Stories of These Mysterious Men and Their Connection to the UFO Phen

Chasing Masculinity: Men, Validation, and Infidelity (Walker Alicia M.)(Paperback)

This book analyzes men's experiences and perceptions regarding their participation in infidelity and offers a glimpse into the inner workings of their most intimate relationships, as well as the ways men negotiate marriages that fall short of their expectations.Using a sample collected from the

Mask of Masculinity - How Men Can Embrace Vulnerability, Create Strong Relationships and Live Their Fullest Lives (Howes Lewis)(Paperback / softback)

X-Men: Black (Claremont Chris)(Paperback)

Collects X-Men Black - Magneto, X-Men Black - Mojo, X-Men Black - Mystique, X-Men Black - Juggernaut And X-Men Blac - Emma Frost. Magneto. Mojo. Mystique. Juggernaut. Emma Frost. Apocalypse. The X-Men have gone head-to-head with all of them countless times over the years - but now the villains are

Unspoken: Toxic Masculinity and How I Faced the Man Within the Man (B Guvna)(Paperback)

Men are bold. Men are brave. Men are strong in the face of fear. But what happens when that strength crumbles?Growing up on a council estate in East London, rapper Guvna B thought he knew everything he needed to know about what it means to be a man. But when a personal tragedy sent him reeling, he

Writing Beyond Race: Living Theory and Practice (Hooks Bell)(Paperback)

What are the conditions needed for our nation to bridge cultural and racial divides? By writing beyond race, noted cultural critic bell hooks models the constructive ways scholars, activists, and readers can challenge and change systems of domination.In the spirit of previous classics like Outlaw