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Cargando... Liberated Threads: Black Women, Style, and the Global Politics of Soul (Gender and American Culture)por Tanisha C. Ford
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. A really interesting book--Ford does a great job of tracing the movement of "soul style" across the diaspora, as well as focusing on its impact in the US specifically, I was a little disappointed by her engagement with the question of capitalism--she insisted that the women about whom she was writing were making choices and didn't dwell on the question of the commodification of style, which I understand and appreciated, but sometimes I felt like she was going too hard in the paint on the question of agency in a way that made me go "but what about...?" when I wouldn't have otherwise felt that way. (More focus on the self-fashioning chapter maybe would have helped with this? I don't know.) Still a really really compelling look at the ways in which the politics of style are critical to politics of liberation, and super accessible for teaching! ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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From the civil rights and Black Power era of the 1960s through antiapartheid activism in the 1980s and beyond, black women have used their clothing, hair, and style not simply as a fashion statement but as a powerful tool of resistance. Whether using stiletto heels as weapons to protect against police attacks or incorporating African-themed designs into everyday wear, these fashion-forward women celebrated their identities and pushed for equality. In this thought-provoking book, Tanisha C. Ford explores how and why black women in places as far-flung as New York City, Atlanta, London, and Johannesburg incorporated style and beauty culture into their activism. Focusing on the emergence of the "soul style" movement--represented in clothing, jewelry, hairstyles, and more--Liberated Threads shows that black women's fashion choices became galvanizing symbols of gender and political liberation. Drawing from an eclectic archive, Ford offers a new way of studying how black style and Soul Power moved beyond national boundaries, sparking a global fashion phenomenon. Following celebrities, models, college students, and everyday women as they moved through fashion boutiques, beauty salons, and record stores, Ford narrates the fascinating intertwining histories of Black Freedom and fashion. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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