Textures : the history and art of Black hair /

"Textures synthesizes research in history, fashion, art, and visual culture to reassess the "hair story" of peoples of African descent. Long a fraught topic for African Americans and others in the diaspora, Black hair is here addressed by artists, barbers, and activists in both its hi...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Ellington, Tameka N. (Curator, Editor), Underwood, Joseph L. (Curator, Editor), Rogers-Lafferty, Sarah (writer of foreword.)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Kent, Ohio, USA : Munich, Germany : The KSU Museum ; Hirmer, [2020]
Subjects:	Blacks in art > Exhibitions. Hair in art > Exhibitions. Hairdressing of Blacks > Social aspects > Exhibitions. Hairdressing of Blacks > History > Exhibitions. Hair > Social aspects. Women, Black > Social conditions. Hairstyles > Social aspects. Hairdressing of Blacks. History. Exhibition catalogs.

Table of Contents:

Foreword/acknowledgements / Sarah J. Rogers
The conception of Textures : the history and art of Black hair / Tameka N. Ellington
Black hair is... / Lori L. Tharps
Whose story is it anyway? : considering Keturah Ariel's "Internal battle" and Black hair / Ingrid Banks
Combs and curling irons : the psycho-emotional tools for shaping Black hair textures and cultural consciousness / Afiya Mbilishaka
(The) dead matter / Zoé Samudzi
Under the lens : photography and Black hair / Joseph L. Underwood
Community & memory
Hair politics
Black joy.