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Summary:

Hairstyle, as a practice of beauty, has become an important signifier for (racial) political and social power structures in post-colonial societies. The tensions of these 'politics of beauty' are typically explored through Western debates. This study examines how politics of beauty in Tamale (the capital of Ghana's Northern region) challenge Western hegemonic beauty ideals and juxtapose them with religious sensibilities and understandings of the roles of gender, performativity and post-colonial power-structures. At the same time, it depicts the cosmetology sector in Ghana as one of the largest developing sectors for female education and empowerment and therefore demonstrates the significance of this research area in studying women's identity politics.

Contributors:

Schaeffer, Lisa , director, producer

Universiteit Leiden > Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Subjects:

Hair — Care and hygiene — Ghana

Hairdressing of Black people

Beauty operators — Ghana

Beauty, Personal — Ghana

Women — Employment — Ghana

Women — Ghana — Economic conditions

Hair — Care and hygiene

Hair

Beauty operators

Beauty, Personal

Women — Employment

Women

Women — Economic conditions

Ghana

Genres:

Documentary films

Online media

Internet videos

General Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed August 16, 2021).
Streaming media.
Restricted to the University of North Texas System.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (35 mins.))

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

1268149747

Other Control Numbers:

99550208000971 (source: VaAlASP)
5123540 (source: VaAlASP)
[Unknown Type]: ASP5123540/avon