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Sister style : the politics of appearance for Black women political elites

Title
Sister style : the politics of appearance for Black women political elites / Nadia E. Brown and Danielle Casarez Lemi.
Author
Brown, Nadia E.
Publication
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]

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Additional Authors
Lemi, Danielle Casarez
Description
xiv, 215 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
"In The Politics of Appearance for Black Women Political Elites we situate Black women's bodies, specifically their hair texture and skin tone to argue that phenotypic differences among Black women politicians directly impact for how they experience political office and how Black voters evaluate them. We bring together an interdisciplinary, multi-method, and blended epistemological approach of positivism and interpretivism to ask whether African American women's appearances provide a more nuanced lens through which to study how their raced/gendered identities impact their candidacies and shape their political behavior.This book takes a deep dive into intersectional theory-building, in which we examine the intra-categorical differences among Black women. We find that Black women vary in their political experiences due to their appearances and that dominant, Eurocentric, beauty standards influence the electoral chances of Black women. Skin tone and hair texture, along with the historical legacies that have shaped the current cultural and political contexts, dictate Black women elites' political experiences and voter evaluations of them"--
Alternative Title
Politics of appearance for Black women political elites
Subject
  • 2000-2099
  • African American women > Political activity
  • African American women politicians
  • Beauty, Personal > Political aspects > United States
  • Hairstyles > Social aspects > United States
  • Colorism > United States
  • African Americans > Politics and government > 21st century
  • African Americans > Politics and government
  • Colorism
  • Hairstyles > Social aspects
  • United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Afro-textured hair and the CROWN Act -- What Black women political elites look like matters -- Candid conversations, Black women political elites, & appearances -- Sisterly discussions about Black women candidates -- Is there a Black woman candidate prototype? -- Voter responses to Black women candidates -- Linked fate, Black voters, and Black women candidates -- Conclusion.
Call Number
Sc E 21-292
ISBN
  • 9780197540572
  • 0197540570
LCCN
  • 2020044164
  • 40030444955
OCLC
1200038017
Author
Brown, Nadia E., author.
Title
Sister style : the politics of appearance for Black women political elites / Nadia E. Brown and Danielle Casarez Lemi.
Publisher
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Subject
Black author.
Chronological Term
2000-2099
Added Author
Lemi, Danielle Casarez, author.
Other Standard Identifier
40030444955
Research Call Number
Sc E 21-292
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