Patricia Hill Collins Quotes on Justice
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. This page collects quotes attributed to Patricia Hill Collins on the topic of justice, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
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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“We don't need another Dr. King" in Civil Rights Since 1787: A Reader on the Black Struggle (2000), p. 908”
Social conditions that spur large numbers of people into action are ignored in favor of a Hollywood version of history focusing on one conquering hero. Since a movement for social change is embodied in its leader, death of the leader means death of the movement. -
“…A quality public education also aims to cultivate a knowledgeable public that holds fast to broader ethical principles of equity and fairness. But an educated public requires not just information, but also skills of critical thinking that enable its members to make informed decisions. A good public education equips people with skills of critical analysis so that they can tell the difference between so-called fake news and reputable professional journalism…”
On how she defines “public education” in “Interview with Patricia Hill Collins on Critical Thinking, Intersectionality and Educational: key objectives for critical articulation on Inclusive Education” in Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies (2019)