Ford Tanisha
Ford Tanisha - Liberated Threads Black Women Style And The Global Politics Of Soul - Paperback
Ford Tanisha - Liberated Threads Black Women Style And The Global Politics Of Soul - Paperback
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Description: From the civil rights and Black Power era of the 1960s through antiapartheid activism in the 1980s and beyond black women have used their clothing hair and style not simply as a fashion statement but as a powerful tool of resistance. Whether using stiletto heels as weapons to protect against police attacks or incorporating African - themed designs into everyday wear these fashion - forward women celebrated their identities and pushed for equality. In this thought - provoking book Tanisha C. Ford explores how and why black women in places as far - flung as New York City Atlanta London and Johannesburg incorporated style and beauty culture into their activism. Focusing on the emergence of the ""soul style"" movement represented in clothing jewelry hairstyles and more Liberated Threads shows that black women's fashion choices became galvanizing symbols of gender and political liberation. Drawing from an eclectic archive Ford offers a new way of studying how black style and Soul Power moved beyond national boundaries sparking a global fashion phenomenon. Following celebrities models college students and everyday women as they moved through fashion boutiques beauty salons and record stores Ford narrates the fascinating intertwining histories of Black Freedom and fashion.
Title: Liberated Threads Black Women Style And The Global Politics Of Soul
Author(s): Ford Tanisha
Publisher: The University Of North Carolina Press
Barcode: 9781469636139
Pages: 272 Pages, 26 Halftones
Publication Date: 8/1/2017
Series: Gender and American Culture
Category: Black & Asian Studies
Description: From the civil rights and Black Power era of the 1960s through antiapartheid activism in the 1980s and beyond black women have used their clothing hair and style not simply as a fashion statement but as a powerful tool of resistance. Whether using stiletto heels as weapons to protect against police attacks or incorporating African - themed designs into everyday wear these fashion - forward women celebrated their identities and pushed for equality. In this thought - provoking book Tanisha C. Ford explores how and why black women in places as far - flung as New York City Atlanta London and Johannesburg incorporated style and beauty culture into their activism. Focusing on the emergence of the ""soul style"" movement represented in clothing jewelry hairstyles and more Liberated Threads shows that black women's fashion choices became galvanizing symbols of gender and political liberation. Drawing from an eclectic archive Ford offers a new way of studying how black style and Soul Power moved beyond national boundaries sparking a global fashion phenomenon. Following celebrities models college students and everyday women as they moved through fashion boutiques beauty salons and record stores Ford narrates the fascinating intertwining histories of Black Freedom and fashion.
Title: Liberated Threads Black Women Style And The Global Politics Of Soul
Author(s): Ford Tanisha
Publisher: The University Of North Carolina Press
Barcode: 9781469636139
Pages: 272 Pages, 26 Halftones
Publication Date: 8/1/2017
Series: Gender and American Culture
Category: Black & Asian Studies
