Ain't I a beauty queen? : black women, beauty, and the politics of race /

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Black is Beautiful! The words were the exuberant rallying cry of a generation of black women who threw away their straightening combs and adopted a proud new style they called the Afro. The Afro, as worn most famously by Angela Davis, became a veritable icon of the Sixties. Although the new beauty s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Craig, Maxine Leeds (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Temas:
1900-1999
Beauty, Personal > United States > History > 20th century.
African American women > Health and hygiene > History > 20th century.
African American women > Social conditions > 20th century.
Beauty contests > United States.
Noires américaines > Santé et hygiène > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Noires américaines > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
Concours de beauté > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
African American women > Health and hygiene
African American women > Social conditions
Beauty contests
Beauty, Personal
United States
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ONE: Ridicule and Celebration: Black Women as Symbols in the Rearticulation of Race; TWO: Contexts for the Emergence of "Black Is Beautiful, "; THREE: Ain't I a Beauty Queen? Representing the Ideal Black Woman; FOUR: Standing (in Heels) for My People; FIVE: How Black Became Popular: Social Movements and Racial Rearticulation; SIX: Yvonne's Wig: Gender and the Racialized Body; SEVEN: Pride and Shame: Black Women as Symbols of the "Middle Class, "; EIGHT: The Appearance of Unity; NINE: An Ongoing Dialogue; NOTES; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O.

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