Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.83 (602 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1932841962 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 250 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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To read Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles is to understand a larger story about the truths and biases present in how we perceive ourselves and others. To "read" dreadlocks is to take the cultural pulse of America. When most Americans see dreadlocks, a range of assumptions quickly follow: he's Jamaican, he's Rasta, he plays reggae; he stinks, he smokes, he deals; he's bohemian, he's creative, he's counter-cultural. Ashe is a fresh, new voice that addresses the importance of black hair in the 20th and 21st centuries through an accessible, humorous, and literary style sure to engage a wide variety of readers.After leading a far-too-conventional life for forty years, Ashe began a long, arduous, uncertain process of locking his own hair in an attempt to step out of American convention. Few Americans are subject to snap judgements like those in the African-American community, and fewer communities face such loaded criticism about their appearances, in particular their hair. In Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles, professor and author Bert Ashe delivers a witty, fascinating, and unprecedented account of black male identity as seen through our culture's perceptions of hair. Few s
Twisted: Loc Chronicles Amazon Cust. Qu33n This was a gift for someone/. "A must read!" according to Whitney Paul. I was able to read this prior to its release.Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles, is an honest and witty depiction of unapologetic blackness in a society that strives to destroy black identity. Ashe mixes complex themes with a quality of writing that is musical. Fans Als, Wright, and Hurston will not be disappointed. Ashe’s book seamlessly dismantles misconceptions about dreadlocks while exposing the beauty and the wonder of black hair.In Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles Ashe uses dreads to explore a hegemonic discourse surrounding black identity that deems any overt expression of ‘blackness’ unacceptable. In his book A. Amazing! I read this book in one sitting—it’s that good. Ashe offers a smart analysis of dreadlocks that weaves together the personal, the historical, the political, and the imagined. The discussion is nuanced, the writing is terrific, and the voice is both hilarious and hard-hitting. I loved this book.
And Twisted offers a complete and satisfying explanation of why that is so." Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, The Washington Post. Praise for Bert Ashe's Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles:"An exhilarating heartfelt memoir about a black man and his dreds and all the world in between." Junot Díaz, author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao"A hilarious, erudite, obsessive compulsive rant through black bohemia and black style." Trey Ellis, author of Platitudes and Right Here, Right Now"It’s really just hair, but it also represents something much deeper for people who are marginalized