In this episode, I explore the link between body and identity, particularly among racialized women.
Being a woman of African descent often means confronting aesthetic injunctions, eurocentric beauty standards, and stereotypes rooted in colonial history.
This episode delves into how the body and identity are perceived—especially through the lens of hair. Because it's not just hair—it’s a political symbol.
This is not a personal testimony, but a presentation of facts, supported by documented research in sociology, history, postcolonial studies, and feminist thought.
Bibliography:
bell hooks, Ain’t I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism, Cambourakis Editions, 2015 (French translation).
A foundational work of Black feminism, in which bell hooks explores how sexism, racism, and class intersect to marginalize Black women from slavery to the present day.
Nesrine Slaoui, Our Dignity, Fayard Editions, 2021.
A personal and political account of growing up as a Maghrebi woman in France, navigating social expectations, internalized racism, and cultural pride.
Mona Chollet, Fatal Beauty: The New Faces of Female Alienation, La Découverte Editions, 2012.
An analysis of the beauty standards imposed on women by the beauty industry, highlighting their ties to capitalism, patriarchy, and the culture of performance.
Olivia Gazalé, The Myth of Virility: A Trap for Both Sexes, Robert Laffont Editions, 2017.
A philosophical essay on the construction of virility as a tool of power, and its destructive impact on both men and women, particularly through control of the female body.
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