A cultural history of hair in the modern age
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A cultural history of hair in the modern age
(The cultural histories series, . A cultural history of hair / general editor,
Bloomsbury Academic, 2019
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In the modern age
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ISBN for subseries set: 9781474232128
Includes bibliographical references (p. [214]-227) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Over the last century, there has been a revolution in self-presentation and social attitudes towards hair. Developments in mass manufacturing, advances in chemical science and new understandings of bodies and minds have been embraced by new kinds of hairdressers and their clientele and embodied in styles that reflect shifting ideals of what it is to be and to look modern.
The emergence of the ladies hairdressing salon, the rise of the celebrity stylist, the impact of Hollywood, an expanding mass media, and a new synergy between fashions in clothing and hairstyles have rippled out globally. Fashions in hair styles and their representation have taken on new meanings as a way of resisting dominant social structures, experimenting with social taboos, and expressing a modern sense of self. From the 1920s bob to the punk cut, hair has continued to be deeply involved in society's larger issues.
Drawing on a wealth of visual, textual and object sources, and illustrated with 75 images, A Cultural History of Hair in the Modern Age presents essays that explore how politics, science, religion, fashion, beauty, the visual arts, and popular culture have reshaped modern hair and its significance as an agent of social change.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
General Editor's Preface
Introduction: Modern Hair in a Modern Age
Geraldine Biddle-Perry
1. Religion and Ritualized Belief
Yudit Greenberg and Hannah Cody
2. Self and Society Part I: The Social Dynamics of Hair
Elisha Renne
Self and Society Part II: Fashioning Social Hair
Royce Mahawatte
3. Fashion and Adornment
Alice Beard
4. Production and Practice
Kim Smith
5. Health and Hygiene
Paul Deslandes
6. Gender and Sexuality
Kristen Barber and Chelsea Johnson
7. Race and Ethnicity
Shirley Tate
8. Class and Social Status
Geraldine Biddle-Perry
9. Cultural Representations
Nathalie Khan
NOTES
BIBLIOGRAPHY
NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS
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