Men and Masculinities in Modern AfricaLisa A. Lindsay, Stephan Miescher Extrait de la couverture : "Over the last twenty years, gender has become a major research focus in Africa studies, resulting in a surge of rich material. Yet men have rarely been the subject of gender research in Africa, and africanist scholars have yet to fully address how shifting meanings of gender have affected African men or how the understandings and practices of masculinity have been contested and transformed during the colonial and postcolonial eras. This collection is the firt to analyze the concepts and issues involved in exploring African men and the constructions of masculinity in sub-Saharan Africa. An introduction establishes the major themes of the anthology : -men as gendered actors -the social construction of masculinity -masculinity as a relational category hegemonic and subordinate masculinities This book challenges stereotypes of African men as savages, patriarchs, or emasculated colonial victims. Essays establish the centrality of gender to the social and political transformation of the 20th-centrury Africa. Chronologically and regionally diverse, the collection moves from the early colonial period through the era of independence and inclludes local studies throughtout the continent, as well as the work of both junior and senior scholars. Anyone interested in scholarship on gender and Africa will find this collection invaluable and thought provoking." |
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... marry since single Akan men had not reached full personhood . Catechists in particular were expected to represent Christian families . Colonial officials also preferred married teachers who needed their wives ' support to create a ...
... marry since single Akan men had not reached full personhood . Catechists in particular were expected to represent Christian families . Colonial officials also preferred married teachers who needed their wives ' support to create a ...
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... Married men were hap- pier ; their wives contained them . I argue that Mau Mau challenged these notions to their very core . During Mau Mau the educated men and skilled workers who fought in the forest wanted companionate marriages ...
... Married men were hap- pier ; their wives contained them . I argue that Mau Mau challenged these notions to their very core . During Mau Mau the educated men and skilled workers who fought in the forest wanted companionate marriages ...
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... marriage in which all women were to be married and live with their husbands , separate from unmarried men . Some said women chose their mates ( Barnett and Njama 1966 : 221-2 , 227 ) . Literacy divided the forest fighters far more than ...
... marriage in which all women were to be married and live with their husbands , separate from unmarried men . Some said women chose their mates ( Barnett and Njama 1966 : 221-2 , 227 ) . Literacy divided the forest fighters far more than ...
Contents
Men and Masculinities in Modern African History | 1 |
Forsaking Their Fathers? Colonialism Christianity and Coming | 33 |
King Ahebi Ugbabe in the History | 52 |
Copyright | |
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