Anth 316 - April 3, 2000
bell hooks, "Selling Hot Pussy: Representations of Black Female Sexuality in the Cultural Marketplace" (1992)
Worksheet
To be completed for class:
What is hooks' argument about the representation of black female sexuality? (62, 64-5, 77)
What examples does hooks build her argument with, and to what extent do you think those examples allow her to talk about culture?
Terms to look up:
Subvert (62, 64) --
Objectify (62) --
Commodity (62) --
Connect the Dots: (just think about these)
How might hooks's argument connect with West's description of the "plight of Africans in the New World"?
Does this essay by hooks count as ethnographic in your eyes? Compare and contrast her work with that of Martin and Geertz.