Beauty in a Box

Detangling the Roots of Canada's Black Beauty Culture

de Cheryl Thompson (auteur), Koumbie (lecteur)

Maison d'édition : Wilfrid Laurier University Press

avril 2021

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Beauty in a Box explores the history of black beauty culture in Canada (its inventors, distribution networks, media, and retail end-points), and its similarities to, and departures from, African American beauty culture. It also traces media constructions of race that have circulated transnationally between Canada and the United States.

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Résumé

first historical examination of black beauty culture in Canada.

one of the first examinations of local black media, black retail, black-focused advertising, and black hair in Canada.

contends African American media has played role in the valorization of straightened hair and lighter skin

focuses on media histories and retail history rather than individual women’s stories

local appeal to cities of Toronto, Halifax, Montreal and Calgary but broader applications to Canada and North America -- local issues in global context