No backpacks or large bags/purses are allowed. Please arrive early to ensure entry prior to event start time.No outside food or drink. All entrants to public events may be subject to wanding and/or pat-down and bag searches upon each entry to the facility. The top tier of the Main Theater floor is wheelchair accessible.Please be advised that firearms or weapons of any kind are not permitted in Liberty Hall. Event is in the Main Theater with balcony and floor seating. Cooper’s scholarly research interrogates the manner in which public Black women have theorized racial identity and gender politics, and the methods they used to operationalize those theories for the uplift of Black communities.ĭoors open 1 hour prior to showtime.Event RSVP guarantees entry up to event start time, after then, any persons waiting for seating will be admitted to any open seat.
Cooper has published several book chapters and articles on representations of Black women in popular culture, including a piece on the representation of the "baby-mama" figure in Hip-Hop music and film, the feminist implications of Janet Jackson's 2004 Super Bowl mishap, and the importance of Michelle Obama in the tradition of Black female leadership. An Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and Africana Studies at Rutgers University, Dr. Ultimately, Eloquent Rage offers readers a front-row seat into one Black woman’s gestation into feminist awareness, but I am uneasy about the room it leaves for other Black women to do the same.Brittney Cooper“Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower”September 12, 20197:30pm, Liberty HallBrittney Cooper is a writer, teacher, public speaker, and the author of "Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower" (2018). Cooper is willing to psychologize critics as 'unpretty' and 'unpopular' perennial malcontents, and flatly misrepresents the words of bell hooks and others as speaking from a politics of resentment. is one of a handful of misapplications of politics-as-personal where Cooper’s pure conjecture bludgeons the personhoods of those she would rather dismiss. With Eloquent Rage, Cooper offers refreshingly honest and vulnerable insights into her life: a mapped journey of Black Feminist awareness as a mirror into herself. And it took another intervention, this time staged by one of her homegirls, to turn Brittney into the fierce feminist she is today. If anyone comes to this work expecting a personal memoir to unfold into a course reader on Black feminist thought, know that this is not what you will get. When Cooper learned of her grandmothers eloquent rage about love, sex, and marriage in an epic and hilarious front-porch confrontation, her life was changed. Cooper’s 'Capital B, Capital F' for Black Feminism might also be for Big Feels, as she dives head first into them. The inclusion of optimism and Bible verses are a perfect reminder to continue to smile.Įloquent Rage would be a great title for a furious tirade, but that’s not what it is. After documenting all the BS we’ve endured and will continue to endure, Cooper reminds us that joy comes in the morning. Eloquent Rage is fierce, hilarious, and accessible, versatile enough to be read in college classrooms, coffee shops, and book clubs. It challenged my understanding of feminism but also made me comfortable readjusting and expanding my current understanding of feminism. The insertion of these tragedies serves as a reminder that Black women are not immune to systemic racism and violence. Cooper’s inclusion of Sandra Bland feels like a way of saying her name. This book discusses Black women’s plight and it is imperative for Black men to read and understand it. Cooper’s book also celebrates where you are right now, as she is very transparent about her process. Eloquent Rage is for young twenty-something Black girls growing into their womanhood, as well as older adult Black women.
This book is for 'grown ass women' it is serious, it is heavy, and it is light.
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Her chapters are full of snapworthy material that Black women will read and say, 'me too.' Eloquent Rage allowed me to pause, reflect, and find my own superpower. Cooper captures Black girls’ journey to womanhood by dissecting our experiences with love, family, social systems, and everything in between. In the Black feminist tradition of Audre Lorde, Brittney Cooper reminds u. Cooper masters the art of intertwining the scholarship of eminent Black feminists such as bell hooks and Audre Lorde with regular Black girl jargon. So what if its true that Black women are mad as hell They have the right to be.
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