Don't Touch My Hair
byEmma Dabiri
Subenres: Feminist IconsGender Equality Debates
'Groundbreaking ... a scintillating, intellectual investigation into black women and the very serious business of our hair, as it pertains to race, gender, social codes, tradition, culture, cosmology, maths, politics, philosophy and history' - Bernardine Evaristo From women's solidarity and friendship to forgotten African scholars and the dubious provenance of Kim Kardashian's braids, the scope of black hairstyling ranges from pop culture to cosmology, from prehistoric times to the (afro)futuristic. Uncovering sophisticated indigenous mathematical systems in black hairstyles, alongside styles that served as secret intelligence networks leading enslaved Africans to freedom, Don't Touch My Hair proves that far from being only hair, black hairstyling culture can be understood as an allegory for black oppression and, ultimately, liberation.
Language
en
Published on
03/05/2020
Pages
240
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780141986289
Who is this book for? Readers interested in race, identity, and cultural studies.
Topics AfrofuturismSolidarityCultural appropriationBlack hair cultureIdentityResistanceOppressionLiberationHistorical significanceBeauty standardsRace and PrejudiceSocial Class
MoodReflective
Female protagonist
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