This is a Q&A taken in 1997 by Bell Hooks, an American feminist intellectual, author, professor, cultural critic, and social activist who passed away last year. In the film, Hooks talks about why we should think critically about popular culture, the importance of cultural criticism that can transformation our lives, and her transformative power in two parts.
Hooks uses the phrase “white supremacist capitalist patriarchy” to explain how issues of race, gender, and class work together. In addition, rich examples such as the O. J. Simpson case, which became an issue between race and gender in the United States at the time, and the reconstruction of Madonna, a hot icon in the United States, would make the audience feel how much influence popular culture has on how people view the world every day. By following Hooks' story, the audience will see how important it is for each individual to be a sensitive "awake witness" to the problematic representation of race, gender, and class in the media.
We can still feel her live and powerful in her tone of voice, which calmly conveys the power of critical thinking that can change our lives in meaningful ways, crossing her field experiences at Yale and Harlem. [LEE Daeun]