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.
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From the Kitchen to the Parlor: Language and Becoming in African American Women's Hair Care
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.
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ISBN-13: | 9780195345728 |
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Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Publication date: | 04/20/2006 |
Series: | Studies in Language and Gender |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
File size: | 2 MB |
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