Helene Ott

“We are not convinced . . . that a socialist revolution that is not also a feminist and antiracist revolution will guarantee our liberation.”

In other words, Black women’s experiences cannot be reduced to either race or gender but have to be understood on their own terms.

This was a critical aspect of the CRC’s political intervention in the women’s movement. One could not expect Black women to be wholly active in political movements that neither represented nor advanced their interests.

Western possession films often center on young white women as victims, reinforcingChristian and patriarchal narratives, with male religious figures restoring order (Klein,2018; Westerink, 2014

The CRC made two key observations in their use of “identity politics.” The first was that oppression on the basis of identity—whether it was racial, gender, class, or sexual orientation identity—was a source of political radicalization. Black women were not radicalizing over abstract issues of doctrine; they were radicalizing because of the ways... See more

e has used the plasticity of the mediumto explore a consistent set of thematic motifs:rootless teens (with absent and/or abusiveparents), desperate to connect with another,who attempt to come to terms with their angstand their sexuality in a culture that emphasizessex, drugs, and (hard/alternative) rock and roll.

In interviews, Araki has addressed the connections between his filmmaking style, ongoinginfluences of the punk movement, and thesomewhat limited opportunities for realizingradical/subversive intentions in a highly commercialized society. As he explained in a 1997interview, ". .. my sister became an accountant, my brother became a computer... See more

Derrick Bell’s pronouncement that racism (white supremacy) is permanent is often invoked. But Bell was not a pessimist. I met him and got to know him. He was a realist. He also knew that the struggle was endless. Once rights are obtained, once progress is reached, you have to right to keep it and push for more.