Percepciones y prácticas corporales estéticas de un grupo de jóvenes universitarias Afrodescendientes de Cali

This article presents the results of a qualitative study of the perceptions held and bodily practices performed by a group of Afro-descendent students with regard to their own bodies and appearances. It discusses how this group of students partially reproduces socio-culturally transmitted hegemonic ideals of beauty, and in doing so recreates a hybrid aesthetic model that values black beauty in connection with globally disseminated aesthetic standards.