Hair Matters

Download or read book Hair Matters written by Ingrid Banks and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Substantive, ethnographically informed research on the politics of Black hair 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.