Collins\u27 Fighting Words builds on her previous work, Black Feminist Thought, as she explores standpoint theory and the outsider within position and their usefulness for Black feminist thought. She structures her analysis by critiquing its effectiveness as critical social theory. For Collins, Critical social theory constitutes theorizing about the social in defense of economic and social justice. Because African American women and other oppressed groups seek economic and social justice, she posits that their social theories may generate new perspectives on injustice
