In the last two decades of the twentieth century there has been an upsurge of interest in self and identity studies. Through the bifocal lens of consciousness studies and black feminisms this article sets out to explore how the self is textually represented by the South African writer Ellen Kuzwayo. in her autobiography Call me woman. and the African-American author Toni Morrison. https://cosmeticssquadets.shop/product-category/hair-brush/