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SUMMARY:It’s Never Just Hair
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DESCRIPTION:Book Club XL\n\nThe Book Club XL returns to Felix Meritis for a
	 special edition on black hair.\nWhat does our hair say about who we are? 
	And why has something as personal as\nthe hair growing from our heads beco
	me such a political and cultural subject?\nJoin the conversation about ide
	ntity\, beauty\, politics and belonging.\n\nFor centuries\, Black hair has
	 been a symbol of identity\, heritage\, resistance\nand self-expression. F
	rom the cultural significance of braids and traditional\nAfrican hairstyle
	s to the politics of natural hair in today’s society\, our\nrelationship w
	ith our hair tells stories that go far beyond appearance. Drawing\ninspira
	tion from Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Twisted: The Tangled\
	nHistory of Black Hair Culture by Emma Dabiri\, we’ll examine how hair sha
	pes the\nway we see ourselves\, how others perceive us\, and the cultural 
	histories we\ncarry with us.\n\nWe’ll explore the rituals passed down thro
	ugh generations\, the relationship\nbetween hair and identity\, the influe
	nce of Eurocentric beauty standards\, and\nthe freedom to wear our hair ho
	wever we choose.\n\nHosted by Kriticos\, founder of The Book Club\, the co
	nversation brings together\nGray\, a hair stylist and founder of queer bar
	ber shop Kindred Kut and cultural\nanalyst Whitney Krens. With a special p
	erformance by Gospel-House artist Calis\nNyarko.\nBook sales by Bijlmer Bo
	okstore.\n\n\nABOUT THE BOOK CLUB XL\n\nThe Book Club is a book club for p
	eople who haven’t necessarily read the book.\nThrough carefully selected e
	xcerpts and thought-provoking questions\, readers and\nnon-readers come to
	gether to exchange perspectives\, challenge assumptions and\nconnect throu
	gh literature.\nThe Book Club XL takes this concept a step further\, reima
	gining the traditional\npanel discussion. Rather than having an audience s
	imply listen to a\nconversation\, we invite everyone to become part of it.
	 No homework. No right or\nwrong answers. Just meaningful conversations in
	spired by literature.\n\n\nLINE-UP\n\nKRITICOS\nKriticos is Creator and ma
	in host of the Book Club\; Kriticos is of Zambian and\nTanzanian descent a
	nd has been based in Belgium most of his life. He loves\ndiscussions about
	 love\, spirituality and especially loves questioning the status\nquo and 
	the systems put in place in today’s society.\n\nGRAY\nGray (they/she) is t
	he founder of Kindred Kuts\, Amsterdam’s queer-friendly\nbarbershop offeri
	ng gender-affirming haircuts\, fades and beard work for all hair\ntextures
	. They built it as a safe space especially for Black and POC queer\ncommun
	ities\, where craft and culture come together through cuts\, workshops and
	\ncollaborations.\n\nWHITNEY AMBIYO KRENS\nWhitney (She/Her) is a cultural
	 analyst with a background in English literature\nwho focuses on intersect
	ional feminism\, decolonisation and emancipation. Born\nand partially rais
	ed in Kenya\, Whitney retains strong ties to her cultural\nidentity and bl
	ackness as a global identity.\n\nNote: By booking this ticket\, you agree 
	to potentially be photographed during\nthe event.\n\nWould you like to att
	end this program\, but don’t have the means to pay for a\nticket? Send an 
	email to info@felixmeritis.nl\, we can work something out.
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/its-never-just-hair
GEO:52.3699902;4.884254
LOCATION:Felix Meritis - Keizersgracht 324\, 1016 EZ Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:bipoc,reading group,talk
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Book Club XL</p>  <p><strong>The Book Club 
	XL returns to Felix Meritis for a special edition on black hair. What does
	 our hair say about who we are? And why has something as personal as the h
	air growing from our heads become such a political and cultural subject? J
	oin the conversation about identity, beauty, politics and belonging.</stro
	ng></p> <p>For centuries, Black hair has been a symbol of identity, herita
	ge, resistance and self-expression. From the cultural significance of brai
	ds and traditional African hairstyles to the politics of natural hair in t
	oday’s society, our relationship with our hair tells stories that go far b
	eyond appearance. Drawing inspiration from <strong><em>Americanah</em></st
	rong> by <strong>Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie</strong> and <strong><em>Twisted
	: The Tangled History of Black Hair Culture</em></strong> by <strong>Emma 
	Dabiri</strong>, we’ll examine how hair shapes the way we see ourselves, h
	ow others perceive us, and the cultural histories we carry with us. </p> <
	p>We’ll explore the rituals passed down through generations, the relations
	hip between hair and identity, the influence of Eurocentric beauty standar
	ds, and the freedom to wear our hair however we choose.</p> <p>Hosted by <
	strong>Kriticos</strong>, founder of The Book Club, the conversation bring
	s together <strong>Gray</strong>, a hair stylist and founder of queer barb
	er shop <strong>Kindred Kut</strong> and cultural analyst <strong>Whitney 
	Krens</strong>. With a special performance by Gospel-House artist <strong>
	Calis Nyarko.</strong><br>Book sales by <strong>Bijlmer Bookstore.</strong
	></p>      <h3>  <strong>About The Book Club XL</strong>  </h3>   <p>The B
	ook Club is a book club for people who haven’t necessarily read the book. 
	Through carefully selected excerpts and thought-provoking questions, reade
	rs and non-readers come together to exchange perspectives, challenge assum
	ptions and connect through literature.<br>The Book Club XL takes this conc
	ept a step further, reimagining the traditional panel discussion. Rather t
	han having an audience simply listen to a conversation, we invite everyone
	 to become part of it. No homework. No right or wrong answers. Just meanin
	gful conversations inspired by literature.</p>        <h2>Line-up</h2>  <p
	><strong>KRITICOS</strong><br>Kriticos is Creator and main host of the Boo
	k Club; Kriticos is of Zambian and Tanzanian descent and has been based in
	 Belgium most of his life. He loves discussions about love, spirituality a
	nd especially loves questioning the status quo and the systems put in plac
	e in today’s society.</p>   <p><strong>GRAY</strong><br>Gray (they/she) is
	 the founder of Kindred Kuts, Amsterdam’s queer-friendly barbershop offeri
	ng gender-affirming haircuts, fades and beard work for all hair textures. 
	They built it as a safe space especially for Black and POC queer communiti
	es, where craft and culture come together through cuts, workshops and coll
	aborations.</p>   <p><strong>WHITNEY AMBIYO KRENS</strong><br>Whitney (She
	/Her) is a cultural analyst with a background in English literature who fo
	cuses on intersectional feminism, decolonisation and emancipation. Born an
	d partially raised in Kenya, Whitney retains strong ties to her cultural i
	dentity and blackness as a global identity.</p>   <p><em>Note: By booking 
	this ticket, you agree to potentially be photographed during the event.</e
	m></p> <p><em>Would you like to attend this program, but don’t have the me
	ans to pay for a ticket? Send an email to info@felixmeritis.nl, we can wor
	k something out.</em></p>
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