Ben Waber reviewed Hood by Alison Kinney (Object Lessons)
A Brief Tour Through the Hood's Cultural History
3 stars
This is a nice, albeit brief, cultural history of the hood, with Kinney unearthing the surprisingly modern origins of its more negative connotations. This history gets into extremely disturbing topics, such as torture, execution, and racism. If you're interested in a quick book on those topics, this is a good pickup
This is a nice, albeit brief, cultural history of the hood, with Kinney unearthing the surprisingly modern origins of its more negative connotations. This history gets into extremely disturbing topics, such as torture, execution, and racism. If you're interested in a quick book on those topics, this is a good pickup