Research on Gender and Sexualities in Africa
4. Rethinking Sex and Secrecy in Precolonial African History: A Focus on KenyaIntroduction; Theorising Sex and Secrecy; Kenya and 'Sexuality' under Colonial Anthropology; Conclusion; References; 5. The 'G-String' as a Space for Sexual and Political Imagination: Rethinking Discour...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
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Sexual health (Africa)
B Sex role B Sex B Africa B Sex role (Africa) B Sex role Africa B SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Gender Studies B Sex Africa B Gender Identity B Gender Identity (Africa) B Sexual health Africa Africa B SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations B Sex (Africa) B Electronic books B SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies B Gender Identity Africa B Sexual health |
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| Summary: | 4. Rethinking Sex and Secrecy in Precolonial African History: A Focus on KenyaIntroduction; Theorising Sex and Secrecy; Kenya and 'Sexuality' under Colonial Anthropology; Conclusion; References; 5. The 'G-String' as a Space for Sexual and Political Imagination: Rethinking Discourses of Youth, Power and Globalisation in Kenya; Introduction; The Voice of the 'G-String' as 'African Clothing'; Notes; References; 6. 'Daddy, Today we have a Match! 'Women's Agentic Strategies in Initiating Sexual Intercourse in an Urban Ghanaian Community; Introduction; Methodology; Data Analysis; Results Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Contributors; 1. 'Fashionable Strategies': Travels in Gender and Sexuality Studies; Sexualities Research 'in the West'?; Contemporary Writing on Gender and Sexualities Within African Contexts; Bringing it Home; Conclusion; Notes; References; 2. Exploring the Contours of African Sexualities: Religion, Law and Power; Introduction: Linking Religion, Culture, Law and Sexuality; Law, Culture and Religion Viewed through the Lens of Power; The Sexual Citizen: Between Desire and the Law DiscussionReferences; 7. Construction of Social Identity in the Erotic Juju Song-poetry of Saint Janet; Introduction; Reflections on Erotic Music; Strategies of Representation of Identity and Sexual Diversity; Agency and the Contradiction of the Yoruba Society; Conclusion; References; Nigerian Newspapers; 8. Language, Sex and Power Relations: An Analysis of Shona Sexual Expressions; Introduction; Approach to the Study; Uncovering the Connections between Shona Language; Bibliography; 9. Feminism: How Women in Uganda are Shaping the Way we Think about Sex and Politics; Introduction Framing the DebateResearch Methods; Women, Sex and Politics in Uganda; Emplacing Trends in Historical Perspective; Feminist Achievements into the Late 2000s; The Contemporary Spectrum -- Resistance and Resignation; What the Women Say; Conclusion; References; 10. HIV-Positive Women 'Virgins': The Complexities of Discourse on Issues of Sex and Sexuality in Zimbabwe; Introduction; HIV-Positive Women Virgins and the Discourse of 'Othering'; Discourses on Sex and Sexuality in Zimbabwe: The Challenges; HIV-Positive Virgins, Sex and Sexuality: The Dilemma Out of the Margins: Challenging Structures of Sexual OppressionConclusion: African Religion and Sexualities -- Toward a Sociolegal Reconstruction; Notes; 3. The Power of Pleasure: Re-conceptualising Sexualities; Framing Alternative Approaches to Analysis of Female Sexualities; Epistemic Ruptures in Thinking about Gender; Female Initiation Rituals in Northern Mozambique; Preparations of the Erotic Body; Body Tattoos/Scarifications; Hip Belts of Glass Beads -- Missangas; Elongated Labia; Labia Elongation, Sexual Self-confidence and Categorisations; Erotic Movements; Conclusion; Notes; References |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record |
| ISBN: | 2869787359 |