Hairstyle, as a practice of beauty, has become an important signifier for (racial) political and social power structures in post-colonial societies. The tensions of these 'politics of beauty' are typically explored through Western debates. This study examines how politics of beauty in Tamale (the capital of Ghana's Northern region) challenge Western hegemonic beauty ideals and juxtapose them with religious sensibilities and understandings of the roles of gender, performativity and post-colonial power-structures. At the same time, it depicts the cosmetology sector in Ghana as one of the largest developing sectors for female education and empowerment and therefore demonstrates the significance of this research area in studying women's identity politics
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