From the Kitchen to the Parlor - Language and Becoming in African American Women's Hair Care (Paperback)


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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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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Product Details

General

Imprint

Oxford UniversityPress

Country of origin

United States

Series

Studies in Language and Gender

Release date

April 2006

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

March 2006

Authors

Dimensions

235 x 157 x 15mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

200

ISBN-13

978-0-19-530416-9

Barcode

9780195304169

Categories

LSN

0-19-530416-0



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