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African Gender Studies
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Author : Oyeronke Oyewumi
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-09-27
African Gender Studies written by Oyeronke Oyewumi and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-27 with Social Science categories.
This is the first comprehensive reader that brings African experiences to bear on the ongoing global discussions of women, gender, and society. Bringing together the essential writing on this topic from the last 25 years, these essays discuss gender in Africa from a multi-disciplinary perspective.
African Gender Studies
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Author : Oyeronke Oyewumi
language : en
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Release Date : 2005-10-01
African Gender Studies written by Oyeronke Oyewumi and has been published by Palgrave Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-10-01 with Social Science categories.
This is the first comprehensive reader that brings African experiences to bear on the ongoing global discussions of women, gender, and society. Bringing together the essential writing on this topic from the last 25 years, these essays discuss gender in Africa from a multi-disciplinary perspective.
Africa After Gender
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Author : Catherine M. Cole
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2007-02-07
Africa After Gender written by Catherine M. Cole and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-02-07 with History categories.
Gender is one of the most productive, dynamic, and vibrant areas of Africanist research today. This volume looks at Africa now that gender has come into play to consider how the continent, its people, and the term itself have changed.
Readings In Gender In Africa
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Author : Andrea Cornwall
language : en
Publisher: James Currey Publishers
Release Date : 2005
Readings In Gender In Africa written by Andrea Cornwall and has been published by James Currey Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
A comprehensive overview of the existing literature on gender, bringing together important and influential essays from widely disparate sources. A valuable collection for scholars and students. ANDREA CORNWALL is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex Contributors include: JOSEPHINE BEOKU-BETTS, NIARA SUDARKASA, OBIOMA NNAEMEKA, RUDOLF P. GAUDIO, TIMOTHY BURKE, JANE I. GUYER, MEGAN VAUGHAN, JANET M. BUJRA, IRIS BERGER, BARBARA COOPER, DEBORAH GAITSKELL, STEPHAN E. MEISCHER, BOLANLE AWE, JEAN ALLMAN, SUSAN GEIGER Published in association with the International African Institute North America: Indiana U Press
Introduction To Gender Studies In Eastern And Southern Africa
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Author : James Etim
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-07-28
Introduction To Gender Studies In Eastern And Southern Africa written by James Etim and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-28 with Education categories.
Africa has witnessed massive changes in the last fifty years – from independence through structural adjustment, rule by military juntas in several countries and to a period now where the focus is on how best to prioritize their needs based on resources, national goals and human potential. There is general agreement that human capital is important in economic growth and development. There is always the need to ensure that resources and human capital are used appropriately to advance development. Gender disparities, whether in treatment, access to resources, resource utilization and the law, may in themselves retard or slow down development. Resources and human potential in all societies include how best to ensure there is no gender disparity and to fully tap the resources inherent in women for personal, social and national development. Beginning with the women’s suffrage movement, there has been the push to encourage gender equality worldwide. The Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995 embodies the commitment of the international community to implement policies that will enhance the political, social, economic, educational empowerment of women. This book highlights the issues affecting women in Eastern and Southern Africa – what role does custom and patriarchy play in gender disparities in education, access to health, problems in the workplace and family relationships? How have women writers in the last twenty years presented the issues of patriarchy, women’s rights, globalism and women’s holistic development? What are recent developments that have helped improve the situation for some women? These are some of the issues that are covered in this book. The thesis of this book is that there have been policies and strategies developed that have worked to empower women. However, vestiges of sexism, gender disparities in several fields still remain and traditions/customs and patriarchy have aided in still keeping women down.div“/div>
Gender Activism And Studies In Africa
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Author : Signe Arnfred
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2004
Gender Activism And Studies In Africa written by Signe Arnfred and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Religion categories.
Extrait de la couverture : " This book celebrates the successes in African struggles for gender equality and draws attention to the challenges facing the edification of gender studies, women's rights and entitlements. It brings together contributions by seasoned gender specialists who draw empirical evidence from several African countries - Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Mozambique, Tanzania and South Africa - to critically discuss various experiencies in setting up gender and women's studies programmes, feminist and gender activism, gender identities, social protest, gender and culture in indigenous films, continiuties and discontiniuties in conception of gender, same-sex relationship, customary law, and gendered discourse patterns."
Gender Science And Technology Perspectives From Africa
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Author : Catherine Wawasi Kitetu
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2008
Gender Science And Technology Perspectives From Africa written by Catherine Wawasi Kitetu and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Africa categories.
This sixth volume of the CODESRIA Gender Series is a collection of discourses, perspectives, practices and policies on the role of the female gender in science and technology, particularly in the African context. Although widely advocated as the indisputable foundation for political and economic power in the modern world, science and technology remains marked by various layers and dimensions of gender inequality that work to the disadvantage of girls and women. Despite the fact that a lot of awareness has been created, and gender issues are now more readily acknowledged by various development initiatives in Africa, participation in science and technology still remains a hurdle as far as girls and women are concerned. A common theme that runs through the book is how feminine identities, ideologies of domesticity and gender stereotypes, and the inadequacy or lack of clear policies facilitate the invisibility of women in science and technology. This notwithstanding, women have never ceased devising clever and ingenious ways that would enable them to master nature, from the margins. The book provides a window onto the current state of female participation in science and technology in Africa, along with an analysis of the historical backgrounds, current educational and professional contexts, and prospects for the future. While it is evident that more research needs to be done, with more groups in different regions, this volume brings together a rich and inspiring collection of qualitative insights on gender, science and technology in Africa. The CODESRIA Gender Series acknowledges the need to challenge the masculinities underpinning the structures of repression that target women. The series aims to keep alive and nourish African social science research with insightful research and debates that challenge conventional wisdom, structures and ideologies that are narrowly informed by caricatures of gender realities. It strives to showcase the best in African gender research and provide a platform for emerging new talents to flower.
Transatlantic Feminisms
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Author : Cheryl R. Rodriguez
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2015-03-18
Transatlantic Feminisms written by Cheryl R. Rodriguez and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-18 with History categories.
Transatlantic Feminisms is an interdisciplinary collection of original feminist research on women’s lives in Africa and the African diaspora. Demonstrating the power and value of transcontinental connections and exchanges between feminist thinkers, this unique collection of fifteen essays addresses the need for global perspectives on gender, ethnicity, race and class. Examining diverse topics and questions in contemporary feminist research, the authors describe and analyze women’s lives in a host of vibrant, compelling locations. There are essays exploring women’s political activism in Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Santo Domingo, Jamaica and Tanzania. Other essays explore representation and creativity in Brazil, Nigeria, and Miami. While one essay examines African women as conflicted immigrants in France, another recounts the experiences of Haitian women trying to survive in the Dominican Republic. Core themes of the book include the evolution of black feminism; black feminist political leadership; the politics of identity and representation; and struggles for agency and survival. These themes are interwoven throughout the volume and illuminate different geographic and cultural experiences, yet very similar oppressive forces and forms of resistance.
Women Researching In Africa
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Author : Ruth Jackson
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-07-31
Women Researching In Africa written by Ruth Jackson and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-31 with Social Science categories.
This edited collection explores the lives, consequences and motivations of female researchers in Africa, giving unprecedented insights into how their gender—and sometimes their ethnicity and age—impacted on their research experiences, and how doing research in Africa affected them as women. Each contributor considers her place or position in the research process and provides a vivid portrait of that experience. Drawing on research findings from Nigeria, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Malawi, Uganda and other African countries, the book looks at gender and identity as a female researcher in Africa; relationships with 'others'; and unique methodological challenges for female researchers in Africa. With refreshing candour, each chapter challenges other researchers in Africa (both women and men), to integrate critical reflections of gender and diverse gendered field experiences into their work. Women Researching in Africa will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines including development studies, anthropology, geography, gender studies and international studies.
African Gender Scholarship
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Author : Signe Arnfred
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2004
African Gender Scholarship written by Signe Arnfred and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Religion categories.
"A distinctive contribution of African feminist and gender scholarship has been a conscious effort to draw from, and simultaneously rethink, concepts, paradigms and methodologies that are often taken for granted both in conventional and in mainstream feminist scholarship. This with a view to enriching them with perspectives sensitive to the encounters, cultures, economic and socio-political predicaments that have shaped and been shaped by gender relations in Africa. This volume brings together essays by some of the leading names on gender studies in Africa, as a major contribution to these concerns. Situating themselves variously in relation to claims and counter claims on the universalisms and particularisms in African feminism and gender studies, the authors debate the relative (de)-merits of Eurocentrism, African epistemologies and cultures, colonial legacies, postcolonial realities, and other current dilemmas and challenges in understanding and articulating African feminism and gender research. Practiced and budding scholars should find this a fascinating read."--Book cover.