mao's last dancer and franklin township library

Beginning on Tuesday, September 12, students will require permission from the instructor in order to register for this class.įor ancient Rome, the shift from republic to empire meant the unprecedented centralization of power within a single figure, the autocrat, with consequences reaching beyond the Mediterranean and into the modern era. The Gallatin School allows students to freely register for most courses through the end of the first week of classes. Readings may include: Doing Business with Beauty: Black women, Hair Salons, and the Racial Enclave Economy by Adia Harvey-Wingfield, Hair Matters: Beauty, Power, and Black Women's Consciousness by Ingrid Banks, and Ain't I a Beauty Queen? Black Women, Beauty, and the Politics of Race by Maxine Leeds Craig. Third, we will explore how black women interpret the connections between their racial and gender identity and their hair and we will examine how the politics of hair links to notions of racial authenticity, colorism, class, and attractiveness. The second part of the course will examine how the beauty salon as a place presents the opportunity for intra-racial community building and networking, with predominately Asian-owned hair supply stores and the rise of African- and Dominican-owned hair salons. We will also discuss the multi-billion dollar industry and economy founded on black women's hair, from dreadlocks and perms, to weaves and wigs.

We will cover topics such as labor, the service industry, and how the black beauty salon presents a rare opportunity for black women to become entrepreneurs. For many black women, their understanding of their race, gender, class and identity and notions of beauty are linked to hair.ĭivided into three sections, this course will first seek to understand the historical, structural, and economic dimensions of black women's hair.

Mao's last dancer and franklin township library