Textures of being: fostering hair texture inclusivity in Singapore
This project revolves around representing the textured hair sub-community in Singapore. Firstly, it is crucial to know that any type of hair that isn’t naturally straight is considered as ‘textured hair’. Textured hair comes with the connotation of being frizzy, unruly, not put-together, unprofessio...
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Nanyang Technological University
2023
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168140 |
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| author | Shreya, Menon |
| author2 | Yam Min Yee Angeline |
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| description | This project revolves around representing the textured hair sub-community in Singapore. Firstly, it is crucial to know that any type of hair that isn’t naturally straight is considered as ‘textured hair’. Textured hair comes with the connotation of being frizzy, unruly, not put-together, unprofessional – so much so that it is often viewed as an undesirable trait. (Banks, 2000). The world we live in has people of various races and ethnicities. Hence it is only normal for everyone to have different physical traits. These include a vast majority of skin tones, facial features, and hair textures to name a few. Unfortunately, heavy western and Eurocentric influences have led to anything but straight hair being looked down upon. This flawed beauty standard is one of the reasons why people with textured hair face severe discrimination be it in the workplace or at school etc. The aim of this project is to address the biasness towards the textured hair community in Singapore by enabling more ‘hair inclusive’ conversations and to develop a sense of appreciation within the public towards textured hair. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1681402023-06-10T17:01:21Z Textures of being: fostering hair texture inclusivity in Singapore Shreya, Menon Yam Min Yee Angeline School of Art, Design and Media angeline_yam@ntu.edu.sg Visual arts and music This project revolves around representing the textured hair sub-community in Singapore. Firstly, it is crucial to know that any type of hair that isn’t naturally straight is considered as ‘textured hair’. Textured hair comes with the connotation of being frizzy, unruly, not put-together, unprofessional – so much so that it is often viewed as an undesirable trait. (Banks, 2000). The world we live in has people of various races and ethnicities. Hence it is only normal for everyone to have different physical traits. These include a vast majority of skin tones, facial features, and hair textures to name a few. Unfortunately, heavy western and Eurocentric influences have led to anything but straight hair being looked down upon. This flawed beauty standard is one of the reasons why people with textured hair face severe discrimination be it in the workplace or at school etc. The aim of this project is to address the biasness towards the textured hair community in Singapore by enabling more ‘hair inclusive’ conversations and to develop a sense of appreciation within the public towards textured hair. Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communication 2023-06-07T07:59:08Z 2023-06-07T07:59:08Z 2023 Final Year Project (FYP) Shreya, M. (2023). Textures of being: fostering hair texture inclusivity in Singapore. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168140 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168140 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
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| title | Textures of being: fostering hair texture inclusivity in Singapore |
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| title_short | Textures of being: fostering hair texture inclusivity in Singapore |
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