The ex-President’s hair: Politics and beauty in Buenos Aires
All five PhD researchers are now doing their fieldwork. On this blog, they share their research impressions in short vignettes. Carolina Rabasa Rucki looks at the hairstyle of former president Cristina de Kirchner to show how beauty is politics in Buenos Aires
Akosua’s story: Ghana’s Beauty Cultures and the Price of (Non) Conformity
All five PhD researchers are now doing their fieldwork. On this blog, they share their research impressions in short vignettes. Emmanuel Narh shares the story of Akosua from Ghana “I am now content with my body; it gives me joy because now I get money to feed and help others…” These were the words of […]