Brittney Cooper facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Brittney Cooper
|
|
|---|---|
Cooper in 2017
|
|
| Born |
Ruston, Louisiana, U.S.
|
| Education | Howard University (BA) Emory University (MA, PhD) |
| Occupation | Author, pundit, cultural critic |
| Employer | Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
Brittney Cooper is an American writer, activist, and professor. She teaches about women's studies, gender studies, and Africana studies at Rutgers University–New Brunswick. She also leads the Race and Gender Equity Lab there.
About Brittney Cooper
Brittney Cooper grew up in Ruston, Louisiana. She is a professor at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, where she teaches about women's and gender studies and Africana studies. She is also the main leader and founder of the Race and Gender Equity Lab. This lab works on fairness and equality for different races and genders.
Her Work and Ideas
Brittney Cooper helped start a group called the Crunk Feminist Collective. She also helped edit a book with the same name. This book is a collection of essays that talk about how different parts of a person's identity, like race and gender, connect and affect their experiences. It also explores African-American culture and a type of feminism that connects with hip-hop music and culture.
Her studies often focus on black women's groups, black women thinkers, and how feminism relates to hip-hop. In 2013 and 2014, she was recognized on The Roots Root 100 list. This list names 100 important Black influencers each year.
Books by Brittney Cooper
Brittney Cooper has written several books that share her ideas and research.
- The Crunk Feminist Collection (2017)
- Beyond Respectability: The Intellectual Thought of Race Women (2017)
- Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower (2018)
Images for kids
-
Cooper in 2017
