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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for ten years, but is remembered as "a strong man" who "could fight" (Opusuo
1994). As a union leader, Date-Ba (1993a) acted as a "bold man," speaking for
his and other teachers' interests. The narrator in Kofi Awonoor's novel, This Earth,
My ...
for ten years, but is remembered as "a strong man" who "could fight" (Opusuo
1994). As a union leader, Date-Ba (1993a) acted as a "bold man," speaking for
his and other teachers' interests. The narrator in Kofi Awonoor's novel, This Earth,
My ...
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Opusuo experienced the same rigid situation during the 1940s. If a college
student was seen "with a girlfriend" and reported to the principal, he "might be
sacked" (1992b). Fearing the consequences, he became "afraid of women."19
Teachers ...
Opusuo experienced the same rigid situation during the 1940s. If a college
student was seen "with a girlfriend" and reported to the principal, he "might be
sacked" (1992b). Fearing the consequences, he became "afraid of women."19
Teachers ...
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Opusuo (1993c) recalled how suspension for "immoral behavior" was reduced.
Boakye Yiadom (1994b) emphasized that an education officer was more
interested in classroom performance than marital activities, now considered "
private ...
Opusuo (1993c) recalled how suspension for "immoral behavior" was reduced.
Boakye Yiadom (1994b) emphasized that an education officer was more
interested in classroom performance than marital activities, now considered "
private ...
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Contents
Men and Masculinities in Modern African History | 1 |
Challenging Senior Masculinity | 9 |
Forsaking Their Fathers? Colonialism Christianity and Coming | 33 |
Copyright | |
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