When did Audre Lorde live?

Audre Lorde was born in 1934 and died in 1992.

Where was Audre Lorde from?

Audre Lorde was an American philosopher of the Contemporary era.

What philosophical movements is Audre Lorde associated with?

Audre Lorde was associated with Feminism and Postcolonial Philosophy.

How many quotes are attributed to Audre Lorde?

There are 15 attributed quotations from Audre Lorde in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.

Audre Lorde 1934 – 1992

Audre Lorde (1934 – 1992) was an American philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Feminism and Postcolonial Philosophy.

Audre Lorde was an American Black feminist philosopher, poet, and essayist whose work shaped contemporary thinking on race, gender, sexuality, and difference. Sister Outsider and the autobiographical Zami: A New Spelling of My Name developed her insistence that difference is not the obstacle to but the precondition of liberation, and that the master's tools will never dismantle the master's house. Her essay The Uses of the Erotic recovered the erotic, against its sentimental and pornographic distortions, as a deep source of moral and political knowledge that the disciplined Black woman must claim as her own.

Key facts

Nationality: American
Era: Contemporary
Movements: Feminism, Postcolonial Philosophy

Selected quotes

Attributed to Audre Lorde:

“The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house.”
Attributed to Audre Lorde:

“Your silence will not protect you.”
Attributed to Audre Lorde:

“It is not our differences that divide us; it is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate them.”
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence; it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.”
Lorde, Audre (1988). "A Burst of Light : Living with Cancer". A burst of light : essays . Firebrand Books. p. 125. ISBN 0932379400 .
Attributed to Audre Lorde:

“The erotic is a measure between the beginnings of our sense of self and the chaos of our strongest feelings.”

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Frequently asked about Audre Lorde

When did Audre Lorde live?: Audre Lorde was born in 1934 and died in 1992.
Where was Audre Lorde from?: Audre Lorde was an American philosopher of the Contemporary era.
What philosophical movements is Audre Lorde associated with?: Audre Lorde was associated with Feminism and Postcolonial Philosophy.
What was Audre Lorde known for?: Audre Lorde was an American Black feminist philosopher, poet, and essayist whose work shaped contemporary thinking on race, gender, sexuality, and difference.
How many quotes are attributed to Audre Lorde?: There are 15 attributed quotations from Audre Lorde in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.