Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Sarah Kornfield, Communication and Women’s & Gender Studies
Document Type
Poster
Event Date
4-12-2024
Abstract
Our hair texture plays an important role in our self-identity and esteem. The whiteness of beauty standards has controlled how women see their hair, whether or not it’s beautiful in its natural state. It is important to ask how hair texture influences self-identity and esteem. Answering this question, I analyze Nappily Ever After, focusing on the role that mother figures play in developing girls’ self-identity concerning their hair. I further situate this film by contextualizing it with children’s books on hair and self-esteem. Ultimately, I argue that mothers are the ones who shape their children’s relationship with their hair texture.
Recommended Citation
Repository citation: Rodriguez, Isabella, "Hair Texture and Its Influence" (2024). 23rd Annual A. Paul and Carol C. Schaap Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (2024). Paper 71.
https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/curca_23/71
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