Author: Vivian M. May
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 0415956420
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBorn into slavery in 1858, Anna Julia Cooper was a renowned scholar, educator, and activist who called for critical consciousness and collective action on the part of all marginalized people. Rejecting notions that Cooper was an elitist duped by dominant ideologies, Vivian M. May examines Cooper's visionary politics and defiant philosophy to reveal her radical methodology of dissent. May explores Cooper's extraordinary life and writings on subjects as wide-ranging as capitalism and slavery, the Haitian revolution, Black feminism, and Pan-Africanism, showing how, across six decades of work, Cooper helped to lay the foundations of modern-day race and gender studies. -- From publisher's description.
Book Synopsis Anna Julia Cooper, Visionary Black Feminist by : Vivian M. May
Download or read book Anna Julia Cooper, Visionary Black Feminist written by Vivian M. May and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born into slavery in 1858, Anna Julia Cooper was a renowned scholar, educator, and activist who called for critical consciousness and collective action on the part of all marginalized people. Rejecting notions that Cooper was an elitist duped by dominant ideologies, Vivian M. May examines Cooper's visionary politics and defiant philosophy to reveal her radical methodology of dissent. May explores Cooper's extraordinary life and writings on subjects as wide-ranging as capitalism and slavery, the Haitian revolution, Black feminism, and Pan-Africanism, showing how, across six decades of work, Cooper helped to lay the foundations of modern-day race and gender studies. -- From publisher's description.