40 pages 1 hour read

Brittney Cooper

Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 2018

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Essay Topics

1.

Describe Dr. Brittney Cooper’s persona in Chapter 1, “The Problem with Sass.” How do her persona and other rhetorical choices in the chapter reinforce her argument?

2.

Cooper describes “eloquent rage” as her superpower and potentially that of other Black women as well. Identify an example of her eloquent rage in the book and discuss how it supports or detracts from her persuasiveness.

3.

Discuss the role of intersectionality in Cooper’s analysis of identity and inequality.