Tate, Shirley Anne,

Black beauty : aesthetics, stylization, politics / Black beauty : Aesthetics, stylisation, politics Shirley Anne Tate. - 180 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-171) and index.

Introduction -- 'Beauty comes from within': or does it? -- Anti-racist aesthetics in the 21st century: the matter of hair -- 'Race', beauty and melancholia: shade -- The shame of beauty is its transformative potential -- 'The browning', straighteners, and fake tan -- Hybrid black beauty? -- Conclusion: is it all stylization and is there a need for black beauty citizenship?

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Women, Black--Ethnic identity.--Caribbean, English-speaking
Women, Black--Psychology--Caribbean, English-speaking
Women, Black--Race identity--Caribbean, English-speaking
Beauty, Personal--Caribbean, English-speaking
Self-perception in women--Caribbean, English-speaking


Caribbean, English-speaking--Social conditions
Caribbean, English-speaking--Race relations

HQ1501 / .T37 2009

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