Communion: The Female Search for Love
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"Communion: The Female Search for Love" is a feminist work by bell hooks that explores how women experience, understand, and seek love within patriarchal culture.
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|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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feminist work ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| addresses |
family relationships
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friendship ⓘ heterosexual relationships ⓘ spiritual dimensions of love ⓘ |
| advocates |
emotional honesty in relationships
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self-knowledge for women ⓘ transformative understandings of love ⓘ |
| author | bell hooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
patriarchal definitions of love
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romantic myths in popular culture ⓘ sexist gender socialization ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
love as a practice
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love as an action ⓘ the importance of self-love for women ⓘ |
| explores |
emotional damage caused by sexism
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links between love and patriarchy ⓘ possibilities for healing through love ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
how women experience love
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how women seek love ⓘ how women understand love ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural criticism
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feminist theory ⓘ gender studies ⓘ |
| hasForm | print book ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Black feminist
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intersectional ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
feminist readers
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general adult readers ⓘ women ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
emotional well-being
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feminism ⓘ gender roles ⓘ love ⓘ patriarchal culture ⓘ patriarchy ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ self-love ⓘ women ⓘ |
| partOf | bell hooks' body of feminist work ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
All About Love: New Visions
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Salvation: Black People and Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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