African Mythology Femininity And Maternity
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African Mythology Femininity And Maternity
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Author : Ismahan Soukeyna Diop
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2019-08-24
African Mythology Femininity And Maternity written by Ismahan Soukeyna Diop and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-24 with Psychology categories.
This book explores feminine archetypes and mythological figures in African and European traditions with an underlying goal of describing the foundations of social status for women. The author provides a rich corpus of mythology and tales to illustrate aspects of female and mother-daughter relationships. Diop analyzes the symbolic aspects of maternity and femininity, describing the social meaning of the matrix, breasts, and breastfeeding. A retrospective of female characters in African literature brings an interesting approach to explore the figures of femininity and maternity in society. After an extensive analysis of African mythology and tales, the author proposes a way to integrate them in the clinical psychotherapy as a projective material. The analysis of clinical cases offers an example of how this material can be used in therapy with women from African descent.
Adornment Masquerade And African Femininity
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Author : Ismahan Soukeyna Diop
language : en
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Release Date : 2023
Adornment Masquerade And African Femininity written by Ismahan Soukeyna Diop and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with categories.
"The author has succeeded in offering a rich, multi-layered, hybrid and highly original interweaving of theory issues of adornment, self-presentation and beauty in the lives of African women. It makes an important - and original - contribution to the scholarship on African and decolonial feminism." -Derek Hook, Associate Professor in Psychology at Duquesne University, USA, and Extraordinary Professor in Psychology at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. This book draws on a unique theoretical framework informed by clinical case studies, Fanonian and Lacanian psychoanalysis, and decolonial feminism, to examine the concept of adornment in African cultures. The book discusses the construction of aesthetic feminine ideals and the evolution of such ideals within the history of colonization, decolonization and globalization. Through the analysis of adornments including accessories, hairstyle, clothes and fabric, the author demonstrates how they can reflect social status, and also addresses its symbolic function in rituals. At the level of the individual, it draws on clinical case studies to examine the Lacanian theory of adornment and masquerade of femininity, and the extent to which this echoes ambivalent attitudes towards women in society at large. In doing so it provides a nuanced analysis which reveals how body adornment can be a paradoxical demonstration of both strength and weakness. Building on the author's previous work in this area, this book offers an important contribution to current debates in psychoanalysis, cultural studies, critical race theory and decolonial feminism. Ismahan Soukeyna Diop, is a teacher and researcher at Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal. Dr Diop's work and practice focuses on women, femininity, maternity, and the integration of tales in psychotherapy. She is also the author of African Mythology, Femininity, and Maternity (2019).
Adornment Masquerade And African Femininity
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Author : Ismahan Soukeyna Diop
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2023-05-02
Adornment Masquerade And African Femininity written by Ismahan Soukeyna Diop and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-02 with Psychology categories.
This book draws on a unique theoretical framework informed by clinical case studies, Fanonian and Lacanian psychoanalysis, and decolonial feminism, to examine the concept of adornment in African cultures. The book discusses the construction of aesthetic feminine ideals and the evolution of such ideals within the history of colonization, decolonization and globalization. Through the analysis of adornments including accessories, hairstyle, clothes and fabric, the author demonstrates how they can reflect social status, and also addresses its symbolic function in rituals. At the level of the individual, it draws on clinical case studies to examine the Lacanian theory of adornment and masquerade of femininity, and the extent to which this echoes ambivalent attitudes towards women in society at large. In doing so it provides a nuanced analysis which reveals how body adornment can be a paradoxical demonstration of both strength and weakness. Building on the author’s previous work in this area, this book offers an important contribution to current debates in psychoanalysis, cultural studies, critical race theory and decolonial feminism.
The First Book Of The Black Goddess
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Author : Matomah Alesha
language : en
Publisher: Matam Press
Release Date : 2004
The First Book Of The Black Goddess written by Matomah Alesha and has been published by Matam Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Goddesses categories.
The First Book of the Black Goddess documents the rich and sometimes hidden mythology and history of the African goddess and other dark divine mothers. This special book covers a broad range of topics and gathers them all into one. It takes a rare and deep look into an archetype that at one time was very influential to many ancient people in many places of the world. Its a great introductory book for those interested in black goddesses and related philosophy and culture.
Politics Of The Womb
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Author : Lynn M. Thomas
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2003-08-20
Politics Of The Womb written by Lynn M. Thomas and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-08-20 with History categories.
"In Thomas's skilled hands, and in her unabashed love of story-telling, intimate events in Kenya help us think more clearly and more critically about Africa in the twentieth century. The politics of the womb are at the core of the colonial experience and of colonial politics…. Africans struggled amongst themselves over the regulation of reproduction, and these layers of intimate strife, and the policies and protests emanating from London and mission hospitals and African homesteads, give us something we haven't had before-- a gendered and transnational colonial history."—Luise White, author of Speaking with Vampires: Rumor and History in Colonial Africa
Women Of Tropical Africa
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Author : Denise Paulme
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1963
Women Of Tropical Africa written by Denise Paulme and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with Africa categories.
Maternity
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Author : Herbert M. Cole
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Maternity written by Herbert M. Cole and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Art, African categories.
"On the African continent, images of mothers and children are found wherever the visual arts are, from early rock-art sites in Egypt and the Sahara to the contemporary arts of South Africa. Discovered in a variety of materials, from stone, ivory, and metals to beadwork, wood, and even paintings, images of maternity enliven virtually every type of object made in the region. Defining maternity as a biological and cultural phenomenon, the author goes beyond obvious notions of fertility to consider the importance of maternity in thought, ritual action, and worldview. Maternity images of all eras evoke deep and significant messages - well beyond what meets the eye"--Publisher's website.
Iron Gender And Power
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Author : Eugenia W. Herbert
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Iron Gender And Power written by Eugenia W. Herbert and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Social Science categories.
Examines African metallurgy and pottery from the concept of ritual, belief and taboo and discusses the gender implications of such a system.
African Birth
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Author : Beverley Chalmers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
African Birth written by Beverley Chalmers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Medical categories.
Mothering Rhetorics
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Author : Lynn O'Brien Hallstein
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-03-03
Mothering Rhetorics written by Lynn O'Brien Hallstein and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-03 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Once only a topic among women in the private sphere, motherhood and mothering have become important intellectual topics across academic disciplines. Even so, no book has yet devoted a sustained look at how exploring mothering rhetorics – the rhetorics of reproduction (rhetorics about the reproductive function of women/mothers) and reproducing rhetorics (the rhetorical reproduction of ideological systems and logics of contemporary culture) expand our understanding of mothering, motherhood, communication, and gender. Mothering Rhetorics begins to fill this gap for scholars and teachers interested in the study of mothering rhetorics in their historical and contemporary permutations. The contributions explore the racialized rhetorical contexts of maternity; how fixing food is thought to fix families, while also regulating maternal activities and identity; how Black female breastfeeding activists resisted the exploitation of African-American mothers in Detroit; how women in pink-collar occupations both adhere to and challenge maternity leave discourses by rhetorically positioning their leaves as time off and (dis)ability; identifying verbal and nonverbal shaming practices related to unwed motherhood during the mid-twentieth century; and redefining alternative postpartum placenta practices. This book was originally published as a special issue of Women’s Studies in Communication.