Hair Matters: Beauty, Power, and Black Women's Consciousness

Hair Matters: Beauty, Power, and Black Women's Consciousness

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.
Country USA
Brand New York University Press
Manufacturer NYU Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780814713372
ReleaseDate 2000-10-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780814713372

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