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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
I struggled with what to rate this book as! I was between a 3 and a 4 so maybe a 3.5 is fair? Listen when Hooks is on? SHE IS ON. She hits the ball out of the park, hits the nail on the head, etc. When she talks about art as self expression, representation, and having multiple meanings and no one correct meaning, she kills it.
However the section talking about woman who don’t leave abusive men for “material wealth” felt out of touch. I know this book was published in 1995, but why does this topic still come up? The emphasis should be on why did someone think it was ok to abuse another person, not on the person who has been abused. Additionally, for me it reeks of privilege. Who’s to say the abused can leave? Would they even have access to any finances?
On a more personal level, I hate when a book has random photos in the middle. Hate it! These photos weren’t even for the artist Hooks was talking about at the time. And in many sections, Hooks would be talking about one piece of art and than there would be a completely different piece of art in text. I just prefer a more linear presentation! Another thing that’s probably just me, is that I just don’t vibe with the Freudian psychoanalysis. I just have never bought into it so a few of her analyses felt like she was grasping at straws, especially in the section about Michael Jordan and Mike Tyson. But that might just be because I just have never clicked with the psychodynamic perspective in any way shape or form.
However the section talking about woman who don’t leave abusive men for “material wealth” felt out of touch. I know this book was published in 1995, but why does this topic still come up? The emphasis should be on why did someone think it was ok to abuse another person, not on the person who has been abused. Additionally, for me it reeks of privilege. Who’s to say the abused can leave? Would they even have access to any finances?
On a more personal level, I hate when a book has random photos in the middle. Hate it! These photos weren’t even for the artist Hooks was talking about at the time. And in many sections, Hooks would be talking about one piece of art and than there would be a completely different piece of art in text. I just prefer a more linear presentation! Another thing that’s probably just me, is that I just don’t vibe with the Freudian psychoanalysis. I just have never bought into it so a few of her analyses felt like she was grasping at straws, especially in the section about Michael Jordan and Mike Tyson. But that might just be because I just have never clicked with the psychodynamic perspective in any way shape or form.
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Really engaging theory read. Particularly enjoyed her section on self care.
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fast-paced
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informative
reflective
slow-paced