{"product_id":"twisted-9780062966728","title":"Twisted: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003cem\u003e Kirkus \u003c\/em\u003eBest Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStamped from the Beginning\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eYou Can't Touch My Hair\u003c\/em\u003e in this timely and resonant essay collection f\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003erom \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e contributor and prominent BBC race correspondent Emma Dabiri, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eexploring 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmma 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, and--from strangers and family alike--discrimination. And she is not alone.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDespite 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 hair--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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough the lens of hair texture, Dabiri leads us on a historical and cultural investigation of the global history of racism--and her own personal journey of self-love and finally, acceptance. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeeply researched and powerfully resonant, \u003cem\u003e Twisted \u003c\/em\u003eproves that far from being \u003cem\u003eonly \u003c\/em\u003ehair\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e black hairstyling culture can be understood as an allegory for black oppression and, ultimately, liberation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDabiri, Emma:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eEmma Dabiri is a regular presenter on BBC and contributor for \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e. She is a teaching fellow in the Africa department at SOAS and a Visual Sociology PhD researcher at Goldsmiths. Her writing has been published in a number of anthologies, academic journals, and the national press. She lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614995222802,"sku":"9780062966728","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2a7c7cae-08d6-4f1c-8504-e03dea08c265.jpg?v=1732471052","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/twisted-9780062966728","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}