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Brittney C. Cooper
History & Commentary
Brittney Cooper is a Black feminist scholar, author, and activist whose academic work spans women’s, gender, and sexuality studies and Africana studies.
Biography
Brittney Cooper is an American academic, author, activist, and cultural critic. She holds a professorship in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies and Africana studies at Rutgers University–New Brunswick. She is also the principal investigator and founding director of the university’s Race and Gender Equity Lab.
Her memoir, Eloquent Rage, addresses Black women’s anger within a Black feminist tradition associated with Audre Lorde. The book presents that anger as justified and as a source of energy and strength for continued struggle. Cooper’s roles encompass academic scholarship, authorship, activism, and public commentary.
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Books by Brittney C. Cooper
Eloquent Rage
Eloquent Rage (2018) is a memoir that considers Black women’s anger within the Black feminist tradition of Audre Lorde. It presents anger as a legitimate source of energy and strength to keep fighting.