From the Kitchen to the Parlor
Author | : Lanita Jacobs-Huey |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 195 |
Release | : 2006-04-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780195345728 |
ISBN-13 | : 019534572X |
Rating | : 4/5 (72X Downloads) |
Download or read book From the Kitchen to the Parlor written by Lanita Jacobs-Huey and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-04-20 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.