"Suppressing the
knowledge produced
by any oppressed group makes it easier for dominant groups to rule
because the seeming
absence of an independent consciousness in the oppressed can be taken
to mean that
subordinate groups willingly collaborate in their own
victimization." p. 5
Chap 1 The Politics of
Black Feminist
Thought
Black Feminist Thought - Knowledge, Consciousness and the Politics of
Empowerment
Patricia Hill Collins
Collins claims that Black women's
oppression has been
structured along three interdependent dimensions. What are they?
How have feminists suppressed Black
women's ideas?
How have Black male intellectuals
suppressed Black
women's ideas?
Collins says that Black women have a
unique standpoint
from which to view and analyze society. Explain.
Define subjugated knowledge.
"Sue for your
rights and privileges.
Know the reason you cannot attain them. Weary them with your
importunities. You can but
die it you make the attempt: and we shall certainly die if you do
not." Maria
W. Stewart, 1833