Emma Dabiri Bücher

»So klug, so lesenswert, so hilfreich.« Nick Hornby In ihrem so radikalen wie praktischen Essay fordert Emma Dabiri die nächsten notwenigen Schritte, die wir alle gemeinsam gehen müssen, um dauerhafte Veränderungen für eine gerechte Gesellschaft zu schaffen: Wir müssen anders über rassistische Ungerechtigkeit sprechen. Wir müssen die rassistischen Kategorien »Weiß« und »Schwarz« als ausbeuterisches Konstrukt des Kapitalismus erkennen und bezwingen. Wir müssen uns gänzlich von repressiven rassistischen und klassistischen Denksystemen lösen. Wir müssen für gemeinsame Ziele, für alle Menschen einstehen. Das Buch der Stunde, um uns, abseits von Cancel Culture und folgenlos bleibenden Social-Media-Diskursen, für grundlegende gesellschaftliche Veränderungen bereit zu machen. »Das Wichtigste: Dieses Buch ist für alle.« Irish Times »Wenn wir jemals eine ruhige Hand am Ruder dieser Unterhaltung gebraucht haben, dann ist es jetzt. Emma Dabiri … ist die richtige Person dafür ... prägnant, trittsicher und absolut.« Irish Independent »Eine bahnbrechende Abrechnung mit dem Social-Media-Diskurs und eine historisch fundierte Analyse von Antirassismus, Kollektivismus, Neoliberalismus und Postkolonialismus.« Vogue (UK)

Despite increasingly liberal world views, Black hair continues to be erased, appropriated, and stigmatized to the point of taboo. Through her personal and historical journey, Dabiri gleans insights into the way racism is coded in society's perception of Black hair--and how it is often used as an avenue for discrimination. Dabiri takes us from pre-colonial Africa, through the Harlem Renaissance, and into today's Natural Hair Movement, exploring everything from women's solidarity and friendship, to the criminalization of dreadlocks, to the dubious provenance of Kim Kardashian's braids. Through the lens of hair texture, Dabiri leads us on a historical and cultural investigation of the global history of racism--and her own personal journey of self-love and finally, acceptance. Deeply researched and powerfully resonant, Twisted proves that far from being only hair, Black hairstyling culture can be understood as an allegory for Black oppression and, ultimately, liberation.--Adapted from back cover

'Groundbreaking . . . a scintillating, intellectual investigation into black women and the very serious business of our hair, as it pertains to race, gender, social codes, tradition, culture, cosmology, maths, politics, philosophy and history' Bernardine Evaristo, The Times Literary Supplement Books of the Year In this powerful book about why black hair matters, Emma Dabiri takes us from pre-colonial Africa, through the Harlem Renaissance, Black Power and on to today's Natural Hair Movement, the Cultural Appropriation Wars and beyond. We look at everything from hair capitalists like Madam C.J. Walker in the early 1900s to the rise of Shea Moisture today, from women's solidarity and friendship to 'black people time', forgotten African scholars and the dubious provenance of Kim Kardashian's braids. The scope of black hairstyling ranges from pop culture to cosmology, from prehistoric times to the (afro)futuristic. Uncovering sophisticated indigenous mathematical systems in black hairstyles, alongside styles that served as secret intelligence networks leading enslaved Africans to freedom, Don't Touch My Hair proves that far from being only hair, black hairstyling culture can be understood as an allegory for black oppression and, ultimately, liberation. SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 IRISH BOOK AWARDS

An unmissable essay from Emma Dabiri, Sunday Times bestselling author of Don't Touch My Hair and What White People Can Do Next'A must-read ... Dabiri writes with empowering enthusiasm on alternatives to the way we look at beauty, and encourages us to rebel against current beauty standards' Psychologies'Powerful' The i, Best New Books to Read in October 2023For too long, beauty has been entangled in the forces of patriarchy and objectification, shame, control, competition and consumerism. We need to find a way to do beauty differently.This radical, deeply personal and empowering essay points to ways we can all embrace our unruly beauty and enjoy our magnificent, disobedient bodies.It accompanies The Cult of Beauty , a major exhibition at Wellcome Collection, opening in October 2023.