{"product_id":"homegrown-engaged-cultural-criticism-9781138723085","title":"Homegrown: Engaged Cultural Criticism","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHomegrown\u003c\/i\u003e, cultural critics bell hooks and Amalia Mesa-Bains reflect on the innate solidarity between Black and Latino culture. Riffing on everything from home and family to multiculturalism and the mass media, hooks and Mesa-Bains invite readers to re-examine and confront the polarizing mainstream discourse about Black-Latino relationships that is too often negative in its emphasis on political splits between people of color. A work of activism through dialogue, \u003ci\u003eHomegrown\u003c\/i\u003e is a declaration of solidarity that rings true even ten years after its first publication. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis new edition includes a new afterword, in which Mesa-Bains reflects on the changes, conflicts, and criticisms of the last decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cultural critic, an intellectual, and a feminist writer, \u003cb\u003ebell hooks\u003c\/b\u003e is best known for classic books including \u003ci\u003eFeminist Theory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBone Black\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll About Love\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRock My Soul\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBelonging\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWe Real Cool\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhere We Stand\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTeaching to Transgress\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTeaching Community\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Outlaw Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReel to Real\u003c\/i\u003e. hooks is Distinguished Professor in Residence in Appalachian Studies at Berea College, and resides in her home state of Kentucky. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmalia Mesa-Bains is an artist and cultural critic. Her artworks, primarily interpretations of traditional Chicano altars, resonate both in contemporary formal terms and in their ties to her Chicano community and history. She has pioneered the documentation and interpretation of Chicano traditions in Mexican-American art and is a leader in the field of community arts. Among her many awards is the distinguished MacArthur Fellowship. She is Professor Emerita in the Visual and Public Art department at California State University at Monterey Bay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492382445842,"sku":"9781138723085","price":48.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b3f89e16-b2e1-4468-9155-8d79772297e8.jpg?v=1730586803","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/homegrown-engaged-cultural-criticism-9781138723085","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}