February 27, 2017
After Red Carpet Controversy, A Look At The History Of Dreadlocks
English professor Bert Ashe is interviewed.
African American Literature
Bert Ashe, a professor of English, researches late 20th-century and early 21st-century literature and culture. His 2015 book Twisted: My Dreadlock Chronicles explores issues of Black male identity, the Black vernacular culture, and Black hair by narrating the journey of locking his hair, and it explores the history and cultural resonances of the dreadlock hairstyle in America.
Contact Lauren Anesta at lauren.anesta@richmond.edu to connect with Ashe.
