assignment #1: pick a scholarly article that relates to your blog topic in some way, shape or fashion.
done.
Abby Brisbon constructed her Senior thesis around this same idea of African-Americans and hair. She actively participates in the research by including her own journey with her hair, as it has come to define her today. Oh, but she took it one step deeper. She examines how African-Americans as a culture make the distinction between "good hair" and "bad hair" and also, how African-American see themselves (in terms of beauty) based on these mere distinctions. Literally, she takes it back to the slave ship and Madame CJ. DEEP. The opening quote to this 117-page research paper alone had me at hello:
"Everything I know about American history
I learned from looking at black people’s hair.
It’s the perfect metaphor for the
African experiment here: …the toll of
slavery and the costs of remaining.
It’s all in the hair.”
-- Lisa Jones, Bulletproof Diva1
Abby's article is a must read. Especially if you are ever so lucky and have an iPad to take it on the go with you.
To dream...
kjt.
