Lanita Jacobs Huey: 1 book
From the Kitchen to the Parlor
Language and Becoming in African American Women's Hair Care
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2006
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.
