![]() This is the feminism bell hooks articulated so well. But the feminism I know and love works toward the transformation of systems of domination and oppression to a world of justice, solidarity, and love. Popular misconceptions of feminism have miscast feminism as a hatred of men, a resentful complaint, and/or a desire for equal access to power and position in the patriarchal, capitalist hierarchy. This was the message I had found so compelling in the work of other resistance writers and in my own deep desire for justice in the world. These words, and her recognition of love as the defining quality of feminism, resonated with me immediately and drew me deeply to her work. In her groundbreaking essay “Feminism: A Transformational Politic,” bell hooks boldly declares, “Embedded in the commitment to feminist revolution is the challenge to love” (hooks 1989, 26). ![]() ![]() This essay is part of our online special issue honoring bell hooksīell hooks: Feminism as the Transformational Work of Love ![]()
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