Decolonising My Body
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'A ground-breaking book that speaks to all women' Bernardine
EvaristoWhat 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 body-modification
rituals such as tattoos and piercings to the foundations of
sexuality, as well as attitudes towards puberty, ageing and death.
This book charts her year-long journey of radical unlearning.
Bringing together global scholarship, on-the-ground 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 end-of-life, 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) politics, and liberate yourself from mainstream
standards and systems that aren't serving you.
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Square Peg ,
Afua Hirsch
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Square Peg,
Afua Hirsch
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