Natural: Black Beauty and the Politics of Hair by Johnson, Chelsea Mary Elise

Natural: Black Beauty and the Politics of Hair

How Black women celebrate their natural hair and uproot racialized beauty standards Hair is not simply a...
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Author: Chelsea Mary Elise Johnson
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Natural: Black Beauty and the Politics of Hair by Johnson, Chelsea Mary Elise

Natural: Black Beauty and the Politics of Hair

$96.28

Natural: Black Beauty and the Politics of Hair

$96.28
Author: Chelsea Mary Elise Johnson
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

How Black women celebrate their natural hair and uproot racialized beauty standards

Hair is not simply a biological feature; it's a canvas for expression. Hair can be cut, colored, dyed, covered, gelled, waxed, plucked, lasered, dreadlocked, braided, and relaxed. Yet, its significance extends beyond mere aesthetics. Hair can carry profound moral, spiritual, and cultural connotations, serving as a reflection of one's beliefs, heritage, and even political stance. In Natural, Chelsea Mary Elise Johnson delves into the complex world surrounding Black women's hair, and offers a firsthand look into the kitchens, beauty shops, conventions, and blogs that make up the twenty-first century natural hair movement, the latest evolution in Black beauty politics.

Johnson shares her own hair story and amplifies the voices of women across the globe who, after years of chemically relaxing their hair, return to a "natural" style. Johnson describes how many women initially transition to natural hair out of curiosity or as a wellness practice but come to view their choice as political upon confronting personal insecurities and social stigma, both within and outside of the Black community. She also investigates "natural hair entrepreneurs," who use their knowledge to create lucrative and socially transformative haircare ventures.

Distinct from a politics of respectability or Afrocentricity, Johnson's argument is that today's natural hair movement advances a politics of authenticity. She offers "going natural" as a practice of self-love and acceptance; a critique of exclusionary economic arrangements and an exploitative beauty industry; and an act of anti-racist political resistance.

Natural powerfully illustrates how the natural hair movement is part of a larger social change among Black women to assert their own purchasing power, standards of beauty, and bodily autonomy.

Author: Chelsea Mary Elise Johnson
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 10/15/2024
Pages: 296
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781479814732

About the Author
Chelsea Mary Elise Johnson is currently a Staff User Experience Researcher for Trust and Inclusive Design at LinkedIn and is the co-author of two children's books: IntersectionAllies: We Make Room For All, and Love without Bounds: An IntersectionAllies Book about Families. Her work has also appeared in, Sociological Perspectives, Women's Review of Books, Sociology of Sport, Ms. Magazine Blog, and Teen Vogue.

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