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Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture

door Emma Dabiri

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Biography & Autobiography. Sociology. African American Nonfiction. Nonfiction. HTML:

A Kirkus Best Book of the Year

Stamped from the Beginning meets You Can't Touch My Hair in this timely and resonant essay collection from Guardian contributor and prominent BBC race correspondent Emma Dabiri, exploring the ways in which black hair has been appropriated and stigmatized throughout history, with ruminations on body politics, race, pop culture, and Dabiri's own journey to loving her hair.

Emma Dabiri can tell you the first time she chemically straightened her hair. She can describe the smell, the atmosphere of the salon, and her mix of emotions when she saw her normally kinky tresses fall down her shoulders. For as long as Emma can remember, her hair has been a source of insecurity, shame, andâ??from strangers and family alikeâ??discrimination. And she is not alone.

Despite increasingly liberal world views, black hair continues to be erased, appropriated, and stigmatized to the point of taboo. Through her personal and historical journey, Dabiri gleans insights into the way racism is coded in society's perception of black hairâ??and how it is often used as an avenue for discrimination. Dabiri takes us from pre-colonial Africa, through the Harlem Renaissance, and into today's Natural Hair Movement, exploring everything from women's solidarity and friendship, to the criminalization of dreadlocks, to the dubious provenance of Kim Kardashian's braids.

Through the lens of hair texture, Dabiri leads us on a historical and cultural investigation of the global history of racismâ??and her own personal journey of self-love and finally, acceptance.

Deeply researched and powerfully resonant, Twisted proves that far from being only hair, black hairstyling culture can be understood as an allegory for black oppression and, ultimately, libe… (meer)

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The history of hair is one of my hyper-specific obsessions, so that combined with it’s constant dialogue with global (yes!! The author is Irish and explores African experiences in a variety of countries and cultures and not just America!) makes this pretty much the perfect book. If you like history, hair, social justice, historical memory, the prevalence of math in culture, etc, you’ll love this book. ( )
  Sennie_V | Mar 22, 2022 |
Fascinating! Covered SO much more ground than I ever would have guessed, and taught me a little bit about a lot of things. Looking forward to reading Dabiri's new book, which I've already bought! ( )
  CaitlinMcC | Jul 11, 2021 |
Dabiri uses black hair as the central theme to discuss history, racism, the value of time, cultural appropriation, tradition, and more in this nonfiction book. It was an excellent read, one that opened my eyes to a topic I was woefully unaware of. Since finishing it I've found myself noticing representation in ads and TV shows more, esp in how they promote European beauty standards. She packs a lot of info into her critical breakdown, but her tone and style make it very readable.

“Beauty is, as ever, imagined through the characteristics of a standard not designed to include us. The only way Afro hair can seemingly fulfill the criteria for beauty is if we make it look like European hair—if we make ourselves look like something we are not.” ( )
  bookworm12 | Jul 9, 2020 |
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Biography & Autobiography. Sociology. African American Nonfiction. Nonfiction. HTML:

A Kirkus Best Book of the Year

Stamped from the Beginning meets You Can't Touch My Hair in this timely and resonant essay collection from Guardian contributor and prominent BBC race correspondent Emma Dabiri, exploring the ways in which black hair has been appropriated and stigmatized throughout history, with ruminations on body politics, race, pop culture, and Dabiri's own journey to loving her hair.

Emma Dabiri can tell you the first time she chemically straightened her hair. She can describe the smell, the atmosphere of the salon, and her mix of emotions when she saw her normally kinky tresses fall down her shoulders. For as long as Emma can remember, her hair has been a source of insecurity, shame, andâ??from strangers and family alikeâ??discrimination. And she is not alone.

Despite increasingly liberal world views, black hair continues to be erased, appropriated, and stigmatized to the point of taboo. Through her personal and historical journey, Dabiri gleans insights into the way racism is coded in society's perception of black hairâ??and how it is often used as an avenue for discrimination. Dabiri takes us from pre-colonial Africa, through the Harlem Renaissance, and into today's Natural Hair Movement, exploring everything from women's solidarity and friendship, to the criminalization of dreadlocks, to the dubious provenance of Kim Kardashian's braids.

Through the lens of hair texture, Dabiri leads us on a historical and cultural investigation of the global history of racismâ??and her own personal journey of self-love and finally, acceptance.

Deeply researched and powerfully resonant, Twisted proves that far from being only hair, black hairstyling culture can be understood as an allegory for black oppression and, ultimately, libe

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