Stylin' :: African-American Expressive Culture, from Its Beginnings to the Zoot Suit /
For over two centuries, in the North as well as the South, both within their own community and in the public arena, African Americans have presented their bodies in culturally distinctive ways. Shane White and Graham White consider the deeper significance of the ways in which African Americans have...
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| Summary: | For over two centuries, in the North as well as the South, both within their own community and in the public arena, African Americans have presented their bodies in culturally distinctive ways. Shane White and Graham White consider the deeper significance of the ways in which African Americans have dressed, walked, danced, arranged their hair, and communicated in silent gestures. They ask what elaborate hair styles, bright colors, bandanas, long watch chains, and zoot suits, for example, have really meant, and discuss style itself as an expression of deep-seated cultural imperatives. Their wide-ranging exploration of black style from its African origins to the 1940s reveals a culture that differed from that of the dominant racial group in ways that were often subtle and elusive. A wealth of black-and-white illustrations show the range of African American experience in America, emanating from all parts of the country, from cities and farms, from slave plantations, and Chicago beauty contests. White and White argue that the politics of black style is, in fact, the politics of metaphor, always ambiguous because it is always indirect. To tease out these ambiguities, they examine extensive sources, including advertisements for runaway slaves, interviews recorded with surviving ex-slaves in the 1930s, autobiographies, travelers' accounts, photographs, paintings, prints, newspapers, and images drawn from popular culture, such as the stereotypes of Jim Crow and Zip Coon. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : 42 color halftones, 14 figures |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-296) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1501718088 9781501718083 |
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| spelling | White, Shane, author. Stylin' : African-American Expressive Culture, from Its Beginnings to the Zoot Suit / Graham White and Shane White. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2018] ©1998 1 online resource : 42 color halftones, 14 figures text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-296) and index. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Looking Mighty Sprucy -- 2. Done Up in the Tastiest Manner -- 3. I' d Rather Dance Den Eat -- 4. Dandies and Dandizettes -- 5. Swingin' like Crazy -- 6. Strolling, Jooking, and Fixy Clothes -- 7. The Long-Veiled Beauty of Our Own World -- 8. The Stroll -- Epilogue: Suit Men from Suit Land -- Notes -- Index For over two centuries, in the North as well as the South, both within their own community and in the public arena, African Americans have presented their bodies in culturally distinctive ways. Shane White and Graham White consider the deeper significance of the ways in which African Americans have dressed, walked, danced, arranged their hair, and communicated in silent gestures. They ask what elaborate hair styles, bright colors, bandanas, long watch chains, and zoot suits, for example, have really meant, and discuss style itself as an expression of deep-seated cultural imperatives. Their wide-ranging exploration of black style from its African origins to the 1940s reveals a culture that differed from that of the dominant racial group in ways that were often subtle and elusive. A wealth of black-and-white illustrations show the range of African American experience in America, emanating from all parts of the country, from cities and farms, from slave plantations, and Chicago beauty contests. White and White argue that the politics of black style is, in fact, the politics of metaphor, always ambiguous because it is always indirect. To tease out these ambiguities, they examine extensive sources, including advertisements for runaway slaves, interviews recorded with surviving ex-slaves in the 1930s, autobiographies, travelers' accounts, photographs, paintings, prints, newspapers, and images drawn from popular culture, such as the stereotypes of Jim Crow and Zip Coon. Online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jan 2019). African Americans Clothing History. African Americans Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001987 Body image United States History. Hairstyles United States History. Noirs américains Murs et coutumes. Image du corps États-Unis Histoire. Coiffures (Cheveux) États-Unis Histoire. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies. bisacsh African Americans Clothing fast African Americans Social life and customs fast Body image fast Hairstyles fast United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq Obraz ciała aspekt społeczny Stany Zjednoczone historia. jhpk Fryzury Stany Zjednoczone historia. jhpk Czarni Amerykanie strój historia. jhpk Czarni Amerykanie obyczaje i zwyczaje. jhpk Electronic books. History fast White, Graham, author. has work: Stylin' (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCGqRCmBcTftct4C9RM79wC https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork |
| spellingShingle | White, Shane White, Graham Stylin' : African-American Expressive Culture, from Its Beginnings to the Zoot Suit / Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Looking Mighty Sprucy -- 2. Done Up in the Tastiest Manner -- 3. I' d Rather Dance Den Eat -- 4. Dandies and Dandizettes -- 5. Swingin' like Crazy -- 6. Strolling, Jooking, and Fixy Clothes -- 7. The Long-Veiled Beauty of Our Own World -- 8. The Stroll -- Epilogue: Suit Men from Suit Land -- Notes -- Index African Americans Clothing History. African Americans Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001987 Body image United States History. Hairstyles United States History. Noirs américains Murs et coutumes. Image du corps États-Unis Histoire. Coiffures (Cheveux) États-Unis Histoire. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies. bisacsh African Americans Clothing fast African Americans Social life and customs fast Body image fast Hairstyles fast Obraz ciała aspekt społeczny Stany Zjednoczone historia. jhpk Fryzury Stany Zjednoczone historia. jhpk Czarni Amerykanie strój historia. jhpk Czarni Amerykanie obyczaje i zwyczaje. jhpk |
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| title | Stylin' : African-American Expressive Culture, from Its Beginnings to the Zoot Suit / |
| title_alt | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Looking Mighty Sprucy -- 2. Done Up in the Tastiest Manner -- 3. I' d Rather Dance Den Eat -- 4. Dandies and Dandizettes -- 5. Swingin' like Crazy -- 6. Strolling, Jooking, and Fixy Clothes -- 7. The Long-Veiled Beauty of Our Own World -- 8. The Stroll -- Epilogue: Suit Men from Suit Land -- Notes -- Index |
| title_auth | Stylin' : African-American Expressive Culture, from Its Beginnings to the Zoot Suit / |
| title_exact_search | Stylin' : African-American Expressive Culture, from Its Beginnings to the Zoot Suit / |
| title_full | Stylin' : African-American Expressive Culture, from Its Beginnings to the Zoot Suit / Graham White and Shane White. |
| title_fullStr | Stylin' : African-American Expressive Culture, from Its Beginnings to the Zoot Suit / Graham White and Shane White. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stylin' : African-American Expressive Culture, from Its Beginnings to the Zoot Suit / Graham White and Shane White. |
| title_short | Stylin' : |
| title_sort | stylin african american expressive culture from its beginnings to the zoot suit |
| title_sub | African-American Expressive Culture, from Its Beginnings to the Zoot Suit / |
| topic | African Americans Clothing History. African Americans Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001987 Body image United States History. Hairstyles United States History. Noirs américains Murs et coutumes. Image du corps États-Unis Histoire. Coiffures (Cheveux) États-Unis Histoire. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies. bisacsh African Americans Clothing fast African Americans Social life and customs fast Body image fast Hairstyles fast Obraz ciała aspekt społeczny Stany Zjednoczone historia. jhpk Fryzury Stany Zjednoczone historia. jhpk Czarni Amerykanie strój historia. jhpk Czarni Amerykanie obyczaje i zwyczaje. jhpk |
| topic_facet | African Americans Clothing History. African Americans Social life and customs. Body image United States History. Hairstyles United States History. Noirs américains Murs et coutumes. Image du corps États-Unis Histoire. Coiffures (Cheveux) États-Unis Histoire. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies. African Americans Clothing African Americans Social life and customs Body image Hairstyles United States Obraz ciała aspekt społeczny Stany Zjednoczone historia. Fryzury Stany Zjednoczone historia. Czarni Amerykanie strój historia. Czarni Amerykanie obyczaje i zwyczaje. Electronic books. History |
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