Race and Representation: Black Looks

Bell hooks, in her critical essays found in Black Looks, delves into old narratives and advocates for new perspectives on blackness, black subjectivity, and whiteness. Her primary focus lies in spectatorship, specifically examining how blackness and black individuals are depicted in literature, music, television, and particularly film. Her ultimate goal is to provoke a radical shift in the discussions surrounding race and representation. As she articulates, "the essays in Black Looks are intended to challenge and unsettle, to disrupt and subvert." Those who have engaged with the book since its initial publication in 1992, whether students, scholars, activists, or intellectuals, can attest to the thought-provoking and paradigm-shifting nature of these essays.

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