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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)

From the Kitchen to the Parlor: Language and Becoming in African American Women's Hair Care (Studies in Language and Gender)

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Author: Jacobs-Huey, Lanita

Edition: Illustrated

Format: Kindle eBook

Number Of Pages: 194

Release Date: 20-04-2006

Languages: English

Binding: Kindle Edition

Details: 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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