Patricia Hill Collins b. 1948
Patricia Hill Collins (born 1948) is an American philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Feminism and Postcolonial Philosophy.
Patricia Hill Collins is an American sociologist and Black feminist philosopher, distinguished university professor at the University of Maryland and the first African-American woman to serve as president of the American Sociological Association. Black Feminist Thought articulated the standpoint epistemology of Black women in the United States, in which the matrix of domination of race, class, gender, and sexuality is at once the object of analysis and the social location from which a distinctive critical knowledge becomes available. Her later Intersectionality as Critical Social Theory has provided one of the most systematic philosophical defenses of intersectional analysis as a research paradigm.
Key facts
- Nationality
- American
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Feminism, Postcolonial Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Patricia Hill Collins:
“Knowledge produced by the oppressed is not less rigorous; it is differently rigorous.”
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Attributed to Patricia Hill Collins:
“The matrix of domination is not a sum of separate oppressions; it is their interlocking.”
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Attributed to Patricia Hill Collins:
“Black feminist thought is shaped by, and shapes, Black women's everyday lives.”
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Attributed to Patricia Hill Collins:
“Empowerment requires a deep grasp of the systems against which it pushes.”
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Attributed to Patricia Hill Collins:
“Theory built without standpoint is theory built on missing data.”
Frequently asked about Patricia Hill Collins
- When was Patricia Hill Collins born?
- Patricia Hill Collins was born in 1948.
- Where was Patricia Hill Collins from?
- Patricia Hill Collins is an American philosopher of the Contemporary era.
- What philosophical movements is Patricia Hill Collins associated with?
- Patricia Hill Collins is associated with Feminism and Postcolonial Philosophy.
- What is Patricia Hill Collins known for?
- Patricia Hill Collins is an American sociologist and Black feminist philosopher, distinguished university professor at the University of Maryland and the first African-American woman to serve as president of the American Sociological Association.
- How many quotes are attributed to Patricia Hill Collins?
- There are 15 attributed quotations from Patricia Hill Collins in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.