Reclaiming Our Roots
The Influences of Media Curriculum on the Natural Hair Movement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12764432 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rhonda Baynes Jeffries, Rhonda Jeffries (0009-0003-3328-8629, University of South Carolina, corresponding author), Devair Jeffries (Florida State University) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 160-165 |
| Publication date | 2014-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Multicultural Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1532-7892 • E-ISSN: 1521-0960 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15210960.2014.926747 |
| OpenAlex | W2000582676 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 12 |
This article, theoretically constructed on Gramsci's notion of cultural hegemony, explores the use of Black female hair as a cultural signifier in two media texts, specifically Adrienne Kennedy's play, Funnyhouse of a Negro, and Chris Rock's documentary, Good Hair, in specific media texts. Analysis of the verbal and visual rhetoric regarding a Black female aesthetic revealed associated themes of generational family influences and identity formation
Aesthetics · Art · Curriculum · Hegemony · Identity (music · Linguistics · Movement (music · Natural (archaeology · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Rhetoric · Sociology · Anarchism and Radical Politics · Gender Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Political theory and Gramsci
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.43 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2021 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |