03254nam 22006374a 450 991097041000332120200520144314.09780195345728019534572X(MiAaPQ)EBC7034919(CKB)24235088900041(MiAaPQ)EBC271521(Au-PeEL)EBL271521(CaPaEBR)ebr10177956(CaONFJC)MIL84639(OCoLC)191924252(OCoLC)60644887(FINmELB)ELB166354(Au-PeEL)EBL7034919(OCoLC)71801529(EXLCZ)992423508890004120050606d2006 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFrom the kitchen to the parlor language and becoming in African American women's hair care /Lanita Jacobs-Huey1st ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press2006xii, 180 p. illStudies in language and genderIncludes bibliographical references (p. 153-172) and index.Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: From the Kitchen to the Parlor -- 1. Negotiating Expert and Novice Identities through Client-stylist Interactions -- 2. "We Are Like Doctors": Socializing Cosmetologists into the Discourse of Science -- 3. A License to Touch: Cosmetology as a Divine Calling -- 4. Gender, Authenticity, and Hair in African American Stand-up Comedy -- 5. "BTW, How Do You Wear Your Hair?": Gender and Race in Computer-mediated Hair Debates -- 6. Constructing and Contesting Knowledge in Women's Cross-cultural Hair Testimonies -- 7. Critical Reflections on Language, Gender, and "Native" Anthropology -- Appendix: Transcription Conventions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.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.Studies in language and gender.Hairdressing of African AmericansHairSocial aspectsUnited StatesHairCare and hygieneUnited StatesAfrican American womenHistoryAfrican American womenRace identityAfrican American womenSocial life and customsHairdressing of African Americans.HairSocial aspectsHairCare and hygieneAfrican American womenHistory.African American womenRace identity.African American womenSocial life and customs.391.5/089/96073Jacobs-Huey Lanita1971-1859213MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQ9910970410003321From the kitchen to the parlor4462782UNINA