1st Edition
Resistance and Empowerment in Black Women's Hair Styling
By Elizabeth Johnson
Copyright 2013
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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Elizabeth Johnson's Resistance and Empowerment in Black Women's Hair Styling develops the argument that one way Black women define themselves and each other, is by the way they style/groom their hair via endorsement by the media through advertisement, idealized identification of Black female celebrities, and encouragement by professional celebrity hair stylists who serve as change agents. As a... Read more
Resistance and Empowerment in Black Women's Hair Styling
Biography
Elizabeth Johnson is Assistant Professor of History at Governors State University, USA.
A Baker & Taylor Academic Essentials Title in Area/Ethnic Studies: Black Studies outside the U.S.
