Format:
Online-Ressource (xii, 180 p)
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ill
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25 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0195304160
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0195304152
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9780195304169
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9780195304152
Series Statement:
Studies in Language, Gender, and Sexuality Ser.
Content:
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 hairmatters in African American women's day-to-day experiences
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-172) and index
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Contents; Introduction: From the Kitchen to the Parlor; 1. Negotiating Expert and Novice Identities through Client-stylist Interactions; 2. "We Are Like Doctors": Socializing Cosmetologists into the Discourse of Science; 3. A License to Touch: Cosmetology as a Divine Calling; 4. Gender, Authenticity, and Hair in African American Stand-up Comedy; 5. "BTW, How Do You Wear Your Hair?": Gender and Race in Computer-mediated Hair Debates; 6. Constructing and Contesting Knowledge in Women's Cross-cultural Hair Testimonies; 7. Critical Reflections on Language, Gender, and "Native" Anthropology
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Appendix: Transcription ConventionsNotes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780195304152
Additional Edition:
Print version From the Kitchen to the Parlor : Language and Becoming in African American Women's Hair Care
Language:
English
URL:
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