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Ain't I a beauty queen? : black women, beauty, and the politics of race /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Craig, Maxine Leeds
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Beauty contests > Social aspects > United States.
African American women > Social conditions.
African Americans > Race identity.
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) > United States.
Civil rights movements > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Ridicule and Celebration: Black Women as Symbols in the Rearticulation of Race
  • Contexts for the Emergence of "Black Is Beautiful,"
  • Ain't I a Beauty Queen? Representing the Ideal Black Woman
  • Standing (in Heels) for My People
  • How Black Became Popular: Social Movements and Racial Rearticulation
  • Yvonne's Wig: Gender and the Racialized Body
  • Pride and Shame: Black Women as Symbols of the "Middle Class,"
  • The Appearance of Unity
  • An Ongoing Dialogue.