casseyt's review
4.0
This most likely would have been 5 stars if I had read a more recent edition. It got me thinking, and also reminded me that there's a lot more reading I need to do :0
y_nk's review
4.0
A good balance between academic and everyday language...I did realize halfway through that the parts I was highlighting tended to be pithy one-liners from notable activists, which probably means a lot of the heavy scholarly analysis went way over my head. but still, an important read...
sr_toliver's review
4.0
I definitely appreciate this work, and I think that everyone should read it. She clearly outlines the major facets of Black Feminism, and it is a primer for those interested in this critical social theory. However, I do find some statements to be contradictory, and I think it’s interesting whose work is used to undergird the theory, especially when certain scholars condemned Black Feminism as a term to define themselves and their work.
bubblescotch's review against another edition
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
A foundational and accessible text (an uncommon combination when it comes to theory).
tdwightdavis's review against another edition
5.0
This is an incredibly helpful book. Collins makes a few constructive arguments, but for the most part offers an overview of the major themes in black feminist thought, offering a repository and guidebook to those new to the discipline.
happy_stomach's review
5.0
How different the world might be if everyone’s introduction to feminism was this book! After reading countless references to Collins’ work, I finally picked this up. Its scope alone is profound, as is the interweaving of sources. For those reasons, I found the book relatively accessible as far as Routledge publications go. The references to pop culture and recent history and some of the stirring conclusions Collins makes on finer points made this a compelling, contemporary read. I hope that because of Collins whenever I think about feminism from now on I will ask: Which women (or womyn) are we talking about? Who’s being left out? Who’s doing the talking? And how are we defining knowledge and its makers?
es_blackwood's review
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Patricia Hill Collins is so damn eloquent. I would read her grocery list