Hair Matters: African American Women and the Natural Hair Aesthetic

This thesis addresses the negative cultural and social connotations of natural hair for African American women. This issue is examined throughout history from slavery to present day with a visual analysis of hair care advertisements. Presently, natural hair is gaining more positive implications; whi...

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Main Author: Hargro, Brina
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks @ Georgia State University 2011
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Online Access:http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/art_design_theses/95
http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1095&context=art_design_theses