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Roots of Horror: Folklore, Capitalism, and the Black Female Body

The Price of Professionalism: Satirizing Eurocentric Beauty Standards in Simien’s "Bad Hair" Bad Hair (2021)

Argue whether the "villain" is the hair itself or the systemic racism that made the hair necessary. Roots of Horror: Folklore, Capitalism, and the Black

Discuss the "sew-in" scene as a moment of ritualistic trauma rather than a makeover. Roots of Horror: Folklore

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Apply Critical Race Theory or Feminist Film Theory to analyze Anna's transformation.