Men and Masculinities in Modern AfricaExtrait 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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Page 157
Then all African workers were titled boy , for example , timber man was called
timber boy , peak ( sic ) called peak boy , tub man called tub boy . Everything ,
boy , boy ! Only the Europeans were called overman and foreman . ( interview
with ...
Then all African workers were titled boy , for example , timber man was called
timber boy , peak ( sic ) called peak boy , tub man called tub boy . Everything ,
boy , boy ! Only the Europeans were called overman and foreman . ( interview
with ...
Page 221
Only a few Maasai women were called emeeki ( the feminine form ) , either
because they were one of the few to attend school during the colonial period , or
more often because they married ormeek schoolteachers and politicians and
adopted ...
Only a few Maasai women were called emeeki ( the feminine form ) , either
because they were one of the few to attend school during the colonial period , or
more often because they married ormeek schoolteachers and politicians and
adopted ...
Page 223
I don ' t know this thing called ormeek . I mean , I am called ormeek and him over
here ( referring to my assistant ) , he is ormeek , and this child sitting here is
ormeek . Now what will we do with this term ormeek ? I know that a smart person
is ...
I don ' t know this thing called ormeek . I mean , I am called ormeek and him over
here ( referring to my assistant ) , he is ormeek , and this child sitting here is
ormeek . Now what will we do with this term ormeek ? I know that a smart person
is ...
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Contents
Men and Masculinities in Modern African History | 1 |
2 Forsaking Their Fathers? Colonialism Christianity and Coming | 33 |
King Ahebi Ugbabe in the History | 52 |
Copyright | |
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