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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... Akan ideals , husband and wife were expected to live together with their children , share meals , worship together , and plan their children's education . For sons , school- ing was compulsory , while for daughters it was optional . A ...
... Akan ideals , husband and wife were expected to live together with their children , share meals , worship together , and plan their children's education . For sons , school- ing was compulsory , while for daughters it was optional . A ...
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... Akan societies , one virtue of an ideal woman was to refrain from speak- ing publicly so as not to draw attention to herself . In “ mixed - gender situa- tions " ( Yankah , 1998 : 17 ) , only men were supposed to speak . However , there ...
... Akan societies , one virtue of an ideal woman was to refrain from speak- ing publicly so as not to draw attention to herself . In “ mixed - gender situa- tions " ( Yankah , 1998 : 17 ) , only men were supposed to speak . However , there ...
Page 205
... Akan proverb Enye huuhuu na ode di mmarimasem ( “ It takes more than empty threats to be a man " ) came true in the youngmen's struggle against Nkrumah's CPP . When the NLM lost the 1956 election , its leaders conceded to the CPP . This ...
... Akan proverb Enye huuhuu na ode di mmarimasem ( “ It takes more than empty threats to be a man " ) came true in the youngmen's struggle against Nkrumah's CPP . When the NLM lost the 1956 election , its leaders conceded to the CPP . This ...
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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