LEADER 04225nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910967781603321 005 20250628110053.0 010 $a0-8147-3945-8 010 $a0-585-43463-8 024 7 $a10.18574/9780814739457 035 $a(CKB)111056486726240 035 $a(EBL)865549 035 $a(OCoLC)784884460 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000166879 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11163686 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000166879 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10169042 035 $a(PQKB)10495495 035 $a(DE-B1597)547470 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780814739457 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC865549 035 $a(OCoLC)1162658635 035 $a(ODN)ODN0002631034 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056486726240 100 $a19991018d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aHair matters $ebeauty, power, and Black women's consciousness /$fIngrid Banks 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cNew York University Press$dc2000 215 $a1 online resource (x, 197 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) $cillustrations 311 08$a0-8147-1336-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 185-191) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction: Unhappy to Be Nappy --$t1. Why Hair Matters: Getting to the Roots --$t2. The Hair ?Do?s? and ?Don?ts? of Black Womanhood --$t3. Splitting Hairs: Power, Choice, and Femininity --$t4. Women and Girls Speak Out: Five Hair-Raising Sessions --$t5. Black Hair, 1990's Style --$tConclusion --$tAppendix I: Methods, Methodology, and the Shaping of Hair Matters --$tAppendix II: Defining Black Hair and Hairstyling Practices --$tAppendix III: Interviewee Demographics --$tNotes --$tReferences --$tIndex --$tAbout the Author 330 $aLong hair in the 60's, Afros in the early 70's, bobs in the 80's, fuchsia in the 90's. 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 meanings, particularly in relation to group identity. Given that mainstream images of beauty do not privilege dark skin and tightly coiled hair, African American women's experience provides a starkly different perspective on the meaning of hair in social identity."--National Women's Studies Association Journal "Grab your copy at your local bookseller and get hip to what your hair is saying to others with regards to beauty, culture and politics. Learn about how culture has a love for coifs, because after all, so do you!"-Sophisticate's Black Hair Styles Guide 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. 606 $aAfrican American women$xRace identity 606 $aAfrican American women$xSocial conditions 606 $aHair$xSocial aspects$zUnited States 606 $aBeauty, Personal$xSocial aspects$zUnited States 606 $aAfrican American women$vInterviews 606 $aAfrican American women$xSocial life and customs 615 0$aAfrican American women$xRace identity. 615 0$aAfrican American women$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aHair$xSocial aspects 615 0$aBeauty, Personal$xSocial aspects 615 0$aAfrican American women 615 0$aAfrican American women$xSocial life and customs. 676 $a391.5/082 686 $aSOC001000$2bisacsh 700 $aBanks$b Ingrid$f1966-$01830797 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910967781603321 996 $aHair matters$94401350 997 $aUNINA