Nappily Ever After: A Theoretical Analysis of Black Women's Hair in Film

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dc.contributor.authorTravis, Tasiaen
dc.contributor.committeechairLogan, Nnekaen
dc.contributor.committeememberWoods, Chelsea Laneen
dc.contributor.committeememberDuncan, Megan Annen
dc.contributor.departmentCommunicationen
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-14T08:00:32Zen
dc.date.available2024-05-14T08:00:32Zen
dc.date.issued2024-05-13en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis will examine the film Nappily Ever After (Al-Mansour, 2018). I will use the communication theory of identity (CTI) as a theoretical framework to analyze the film. My CTI analysis will depict how hair affects a Black female character's life in terms of her identity. My thesis will use the CTI layers, which include personal, enacted, relational, and communal, to evaluate the film. The film is organized into five parts that describe how the main character's hair changes during a pivotal period of her life: Straighten, Weave, Blonde, Bald, and New Growth. Ultimately, the thesis explores how the main character evolves to be more comfortable with herself as her hairstyles change throughout the film.en
dc.description.abstractgeneralThis study uses Communication Theory of Identity (CTI) to examine the movie Nappily Ever After (2018). Hair has played a significant role in Black history; however, it is often overlooked how it plays into identity. Using CTI to examine the film shows the different layers of identity; the thesis shows how hair can play a crucial role in some Black women's identities.en
dc.description.degreeMACOMen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:40962en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10919/118966en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectHairen
dc.subjectIdentityen
dc.subjectBlack Womenen
dc.titleNappily Ever After: A Theoretical Analysis of Black Women's Hair in Filmen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunicationen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMACOMen

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