Brittney C. Cooper
Author of Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
About the Author
Brittney C. Cooper is an assistant professor of women's and gender studies at Rutgers University. She is coeditor of The Crunk Feminist Collection.
Image credit: University of Illinois Press
Works by Brittney C. Cooper
Associated Works
When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost: A Hip-Hop Feminist Breaks It Down (1999) — Introduction, some editions — 218 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1980
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Country (for map)
- USA
- Birthplace
- Ruston, Louisiana, USA
- Education
- Howard University (BA)
Emory University (MA) (PhD) - Occupations
- women's and gender studies and Africana studies professor, Rutgers University-New Brunswick
- Agent
- Tanya McKinnon
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Reviews
I enjoyed this audiobook, but I did not learn much from it. Most of what she talked about, I knew and was pondering about anyway. BUT, that doesn't mean that the book isn't worth reading. Brittney Cooper is blunt, honest, and does not pull any punches as she talks about Feminism and being Black in America. She talks about things that many Black kids face that their White peers don't. She talks about how poverty affects growing up and how it can make it so you must do the things you're scared of. She talks about how the school to prison pipeline has made it almost impossible for a generation of Black women to find partners.
It's important to learn these things and talk about them. Unless we acknowledge things - truths that are hard to hear - we will never cause real change to happen. I'm very glad I listened to this book even tho' I didn't really learn anything new. It's still important to emphasize the topics brought up in this book and it's still important to learn more so we can affect real change.… (more)
It's important to learn these things and talk about them. Unless we acknowledge things - truths that are hard to hear - we will never cause real change to happen. I'm very glad I listened to this book even tho' I didn't really learn anything new. It's still important to emphasize the topics brought up in this book and it's still important to learn more so we can affect real change.… (more)
Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.
I happened to read this while Surviving R. Kelly was released and damn do they pair well. Brittney Cooper explains difficulties black women have in feminist circles and black advocates because both disregard black women. The essays are a mixture of her personal experiences and what she has learned through formal education and research.
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- Works
- 6
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 827
- Popularity
- #30,854
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 21
- ISBNs
- 19
It's important to learn these things and talk about them. Unless we acknowledge things - truths that are hard to hear - we will never cause real change to happen. I'm very glad I listened to this book even tho' I didn't really learn anything new. It's still important to emphasize the topics brought up in this book and it's still important to learn more so we can affect real change.… (more)