Hair matters : beauty, power, and Black women's consciousness /

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"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 meaning...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Banks, Ingrid, 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, 2000.
Subjects:
African American women > Race identity.
African American women > Social conditions.
Hair > Social aspects > United States.
Beauty, Personal > Social aspects > United States.
African American women > Interviews.
African American women > Ethnic identity.
Noires américaines > Identité ethnique.
Noires américaines > Conditions sociales.
Noires américaines > Entretiens.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Beauty & Grooming.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
African American women
African American women > Race identity
African American women > Social conditions
Beauty, Personal > Social aspects
Hair > Social aspects
United States
Interviews
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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