A review by happy_stomach
Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Consciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment, by Patricia Hill Collins

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?