Hair matters : beauty, power, and Black women's consciousness
Ingrid Banks (Author)
"Long hair in the 60s, Afros in the early 70s, bobs in the 80s, fuschia in the 90s. Hair is one of the first attributes to catch our eye, not only because it reflects perceptions of attractiveness or unattractiveness, but also because it conveys important political, cultural, and social meanings, particularly in relation to group identity. Given that mainstream images of beauty do not privilege dark skin and tightly coiled hair, African American women's experience provides a starkly different perspective on the meaning of hair in social identity."--National Women's Studies Association Journal
Interviews
1 online resource (x, 196 pages) : illustrations
9780814739457, 9780585434636, 0814739458, 0585434638
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Unhappy to be nappy
Why hair matters : getting to the roots
The hair "do's" and "don't's" of Black womanhood
Splitting hairs : power, choice, and femininity
Women and girls speak out : five hair-raising sessions
Black hair, 1990s style
Methods, methodology, and the shaping of Hair matters
Defining black hair and hairstyling practices
Interviewee demographics
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010
English
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