From the Kitchen to the Parlor: Language and Becoming in African American Womens Hair Care

From the Kitchen to the Parlor: Language and Becoming in African American Womens Hair Care When is hair 'just hair' and when is it not 'just hair'? Documenting the politics of African American women's hair, this multi-sited linguistic ethnography explores everyday interaction in beauty parlors, Internet discussions, comedy clubs, and other contexts to illuminate how and why hair matters in African American women's day-to-day experiences. When is hair 'just hair' and when is it not 'just hair'? Documenting the politics of African American women's hair, this multi-sited linguistic ethnography explores everyday interaction in beauty parlors, Internet discussions, comedy clubs, and other contexts to illuminate how and why hair matters in African American women's day-to-day experiences. Autor: Lanita (Assistant Professor of Anthropology Jacobs-Huey Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press Rok wydania: 2006 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 200 Wymiary: 24.6 x 15.5 x 1.9 cm Ilustracje: 13 illus. Język: angielski ISBN: 9780195304152