{"product_id":"decolonising-my-body-on-ancestry-tradition-and-cultural-reinvention-paperback","title":"Decolonising My Body: On Ancestry, Tradition and Cultural Reinvention - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAfua Hirsch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2023 POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR (WATERSTONES) \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e'GROUND-BREAKING' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBernardine Evaristo \u003c\/i\u003e '\u003cb\u003eUNIVERSAL AND TIMELY\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eElif Shafak\u003c\/i\u003e '\u003cb\u003eIMPORTANT'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Sathnam Sanghera \u003c\/i\u003e '\u003cb\u003eA GENEROUS OFFERING\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eNana Darkoa Sekiyamah\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eQUIETLY RADICAL'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e '\u003cb\u003eINTIMATE\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I LEARNT A LOT' \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGillian Anderson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat can ancestral practices teach us about how to live fuller lives today?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUpon turning forty, Afua Hirsch had an encounter that forever altered her preconceived notions of ancestry and body image, making her question everything from body-modification rituals such as tattoos and piercings to the foundations of sexuality, as well as attitudes towards puberty, ageing and death. This book charts her year-long journey of radical unlearning. Bringing together global scholarship, on-the-ground reportage, personal anecdotes and interviews with beauty experts, practitioners and service users, she reassesses notions of body image beyond those of the colonial, patriarchal gaze. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDecolonising My Body\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a powerful excavation of the Eurocentric beauty standards that have long shaped how, in particular, those from the Global Majority are perceived and view themselves. Taking us from puberty to end-of-life, Hirsch shows us that the ways in which we adorn and present ourselves have spiritual implications and shape the possibilities we see for ourselves in the world.\u003cbr\u003eThese insights and discoveries will empower you to reconnect with your own ancestry, better understand the link between beauty, history and (respectability) politics, and liberate yourself from mainstream standards and systems that aren't serving you.\u003cbr\u003e*Co-host of the LOYALTY podcast with Peter Frankopan*\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfua Hirsch \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, filmmaker, and journalist. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eBrit(ish)\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller that explores Britishness, identity and belonging, for which she was awarded the Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Prize for Non-Fiction. She co-presented \u003ci\u003eEnslaved\u003c\/i\u003e, a 6-part series about the transatlantic slave trade with Samuel L Jackson. She is the presenter of the \u003ci\u003eAudible\u003c\/i\u003e podcast series \u003ci\u003eWe Need To Talk About the British Empire, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Africa Rising\u003c\/i\u003e, an ongoing flagship series about art and culture for the BBC, through her production company B\u003ci\u003eorn in Me Productions\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a longtime columnist for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003eand is a professor of journalism at the University of Southern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 7.71 x 5.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53521955422515,"sku":"9781529954197","price":30.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/9aD63armQw9781529954197.webp?v=1781961465","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/decolonising-my-body-on-ancestry-tradition-and-cultural-reinvention-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}