Paper Title
Identity Through and Beyond Our Hair: The Complicated Intersections of Self and Culture(s)”
Panel
Intersecting Places: Navigating Spaces of Body Politics on Campus and Community
Location
Room 214, West Center
Start Date
4-2016 9:00 AM
End Date
2-4-2016 10:15 AM
Abstract
Grounded in research as well as interviews with women around Louisville, this paper examines the always-complicated issue of “hair politics” and how women use their hair to express identity and culture. If feminism should be about full inclusivity, how do conversations about ,and statements with, hair create spaces for authentic agency and validating body politics while potentially moving beyond them? From Kylie Jenner to questions of veils and hair coverings, issues of cultural appropriation, identity, and intersectionality in relation to hair are historicized and explored in this discussion.
Identity Through and Beyond Our Hair: The Complicated Intersections of Self and Culture(s)”
Room 214, West Center
Grounded in research as well as interviews with women around Louisville, this paper examines the always-complicated issue of “hair politics” and how women use their hair to express identity and culture. If feminism should be about full inclusivity, how do conversations about ,and statements with, hair create spaces for authentic agency and validating body politics while potentially moving beyond them? From Kylie Jenner to questions of veils and hair coverings, issues of cultural appropriation, identity, and intersectionality in relation to hair are historicized and explored in this discussion.
