Podcasts@Boatwright Features Dr. Bert Ashe

Dr. Bert Ashe, Associate Professor of English, discusses his new book, Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles, published recently by Agate Press. Twisted explores issues of black male identity, black vernacular culture, and black hair by narrating the journey of locking his hair while also exploring the history and cultural resonances of the dreadlock hairstyle in America.