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Author:

Jacobs-Huey, Lanita, 1971-

Title:

From the kitchen to the parlor : language and becoming in African American women's hair care / Lanita Jacobs-Huey.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2006

Description:

xii, 180 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Hairdressing of African Americans.
Hair--Social aspects--United States.
Hair--Care and hygiene--United States.
African American women--History.
African American women--Race identity.
African American women--Social life and customs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-172) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: From the kitchen to the parlor -- Negotiating expert and novice identities through client - stylist interactions -- "We are like doctors" : socializing cosmetologists into the discourse of science -- A license to touch : cosmetology as a divine calling -- Gender, authenticity, and hair in African American stand up comedy -- "BTW, how do you wear your hair?" : gender and race in computer mediated hair debates -- Constructing and contesting knowledge in women's cross cultural hair testimonies -- Critical reflections on language, gender, and "native" anthropology.

Series:

Studies in language and gender

ISBN:

0195304160
9780195304169
0195304152
9780195304152
9780195304169 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0195304160 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780195304152 (alk. paper)
0195304152 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2005050858

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)