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Substantive, ethnographically informed research on the politics of Black hair Drawing on interviews with over 50 women, from teens to seniors, Hair Matters is the first book on the politics of Black hair to be based on substantive, ethnographically informed research. Focusing on the everyday discussions that Black women have among themselves and about themselves, Ingrid Banks analyzes how talking about hair reveals Black women's ideas about race, gender, sexuality, beauty, and power. Ultimately, what emerges is a survey of Black women's consciousness within both their own communities and mainstream culture at large.Product Identifiers
PublisherNew York University Press
ISBN-139780814713372
eBay Product ID (ePID)87293074
Product Key Features
Number of Pages197 Pages
Publication NameHair Matters: Beauty, Power, and Black Women's Consciousness
LanguageEnglish
SubjectSocial Sciences, History
Publication Year2000
TypeTextbook
AuthorIngrid Banks
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height229 mm
Item Weight295 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorIngrid Banks