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From the Kitchen to the Parlor: Language and Becoming in African American Women's Hair Care - Studies in Language and Gender
Jacobs-Huey, Lanita (Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Southern California)
From the Kitchen to the Parlor: Language and Becoming in African American Women's Hair Care - Studies in Language and Gender
Jacobs-Huey, Lanita (Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Southern California)
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.
194 pages, 12 halftones, 1 line drawing
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | April 27, 2006 |
ISBN13 | 9780195304169 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
Pages | 200 |
Dimensions | 157 × 235 × 11 mm · 292 g |