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1	The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Hair : En intervjustudie om afrohår i relation till femininitet och skönhet Abraham, Sara January 2024 (has links) This study aims to research the implications of Afro-Swedish women's relationship with their hair and how it pertains to their view of femininity and beauty. Four one-on-one semi-structured interviews with Afro-Swedish women were conducted to collect relevant material. During these interviews, the women shared their relationship with their hair, experiences relating to their hair in Sweden, and how and if it has affected their perception of their beauty and level of femininity. The findings of this study demonstrate that Afro-Swedish women relate femininity to hair that is associated with whiteness, which means hair that is smoother and straighter but also longer than the afro-textured hair associated with black people. The results showed how representations of black women in relation to beauty and femininity were seen as limited by the informants, as those were rarely there to begin with and/or only inclusive of lighter-skinned black women with wigs, weaves, straightened or relaxed hair. All the informants shared experiences of their hair being touched, with or without consent. Through comparison to earlier research, it was found that the experiences and opinions of these Afro-Swedishwomen were more similar than different to black women from the USA for example. To conclude, this study disproves the notion of Swedish exceptionalism in relation to the racialization and discrimination of afro-textured hair, as well as the not so colorblind representations of beauty and femininity. These results also show that there is a vast amount of information concerning the lived experiences of Afro-Swedish women, relating to hair and other themes, to be uncovered by researchers in gender studies. afro-textured hair hegemonic femininity whiteness racialized beauty Swedish exceptionalism. Other Humanities not elsewhere specified Övrig annan humaniora
2	Black Bodies, White Masks?: Straight Hair Culture and Natural Hair Politics Among Ghanaian Women Amemate, Amelia AmeDela 15 April 2020 (has links) No description available. African American Studies African Americans African History African Studies African Literature American Studies Black Studies Black History Cultural Anthropology Gender Studies Gender Womens Studies Ethnic Studies Natural Hair Hair Straightening Politics African Blackness Ghana Ghanaian Women Hair Aesthetics Beauty Afro-textured Hair

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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Hair : En intervjustudie om afrohår i relation till femininitet och skönhet

Black Bodies, White Masks?: Straight Hair Culture and Natural Hair Politics Among Ghanaian Women