Afua Hirsch
Decolonising My Body : A radical exploration of rituals and beauty...
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A 2023 POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR (WATERSTONES) | GROUNDBREAKING Bernardine Evaristo | UNIVERSAL AND TIMELY Elif Shafak | IMPORTANT Sathnam Sanghera | A GENEROUS OFFERING Nana Darkoa Sekiyamah | QUIETLY RADICAL Evening Standard | INTIMATE Guardian I LEARNT A LOT | Gillian AndersonWhat can ancestral practices teach us about how to live fuller lives today?Upon turning forty, Afua Hirsch had an encounter that forever altered her preconceived notions of ancestry and body image, making her question everything from bodymodification rituals such as tattoos and piercings to the foundations of sexuality, as well as attitudes towards puberty, ageing and death. This book charts her yearlong journey of radical unlearning. Bringing together global scholarship, ontheground reportage, personal anecdotes and interviews with beauty experts, practitioners and service users, she reassesses notions of body image beyond those of the colonial, patriarchal gaze.Decolonising My Body is a powerful excavation of the Eurocentric beauty standards that have long shaped how, in particular, those from the Global Majority are perceived and view themselves. Taking us from puberty to endoflife, Hirsch shows us that the ways in which we adorn and present ourselves have spiritual implications and shape the possibilities we see for ourselves in the world.These insights and discoveries will empower you to reconnect with your own ancestry, better understand the link between beauty, history and (respectability)...
Binding: Hardback;224 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: HBTR; Weight: 888 g; Dimensions: 181 x 244 x 27
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A 2023 POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR (WATERSTONES) | GROUNDBREAKING Bernardine Evaristo | UNIVERSAL AND TIMELY Elif Shafak | IMPORTANT Sathnam Sanghera | A GENEROUS OFFERING Nana Darkoa Sekiyamah | QUIETLY RADICAL Evening Standard | INTIMATE Guardian I LEARNT A LOT | Gillian AndersonWhat can ancestral practices teach us about how to live fuller lives today?Upon turning forty, Afua Hirsch had an encounter that forever altered her preconceived notions of ancestry and body image, making her question everything from bodymodification rituals such as tattoos and piercings to the foundations of sexuality, as well as attitudes towards puberty, ageing and death. This book charts her yearlong journey of radical unlearning. Bringing together global scholarship, ontheground reportage, personal anecdotes and interviews with beauty experts, practitioners and service users, she reassesses notions of body image beyond those of the colonial, patriarchal gaze.Decolonising My Body is a powerful excavation of the Eurocentric beauty standards that have long shaped how, in particular, those from the Global Majority are perceived and view themselves. Taking us from puberty to endoflife, Hirsch shows us that the ways in which we adorn and present ourselves have spiritual implications and shape the possibilities we see for ourselves in the world.These insights and discoveries will empower you to reconnect with your own ancestry, better understand the link between beauty, history and (respectability)...
Binding: Hardback;224 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: HBTR; Weight: 888 g; Dimensions: 181 x 244 x 27
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