Liberated Threads: Black Women, Style, and the Global Politics of Soul (Gender and American Culture)
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (612 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1469636131 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-07-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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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. 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. 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. 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.. 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. Focusing on the emergence of the "soul style" movement—represented in clothing, jewelry, hairstyles, and more—
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Tanisha C. Ford is associate professor of Black American studies and history at the University of Delaware.
Ambitious and wide-ranging. Highly recommended.--ChoiceA welcome addition to historical studies of civil rights and black power.--Journal of American HistoryThe moving testimonies Ford presents of the black women who lived through soul style's heyday are proof that activist scholarship motivated by personal experience provides powerful contributions to the field of history.--Journal of Southern History. Makes a powerful and convincing case for how black women practiced the politics of civil rights, black power, and anticolonialism by