Negotiating expert and novice identities through client-stylist interactions -- "We are like doctors": socializing cosmetologists into the discourse of science -- A license to touch: cosmetology as a divine calling -- Gender, authenticity, and hair in African American stand-up comedy -- "BTW, how do you wear your hair?" gender and race in computer-mediated hair debates -- Constructing and contesting knowledge in women's cross-cultural hair testimonies -- Critical reflections on language, gender, and "native" anthropology -- Transcription conventions.