South Africa appears schizophrenic if one balances the good intentions outlined in the constitution with the experience of living as a woman in a permanent state of insecurity, irrespective of race, class or sexual preference. This dichotomy between intention and reality provides inspiration for the ...
Southern AfricaThe idea of ambiguous positionings is central to African feminist scholarship and reflects both the position of women and feminism in South Africa today, where women are victims and oppressors, seen and unseen, included and excluded in the imbricated cultural sites that make up ...
It exists in contemporary Africa (Ahikire 2014; Atanga 2013; Mangena 2003) as it did in the past. The controversy centers on how to name it and how to differentiate it from feminism in the West. In presenting an overview of feminism in sub-Saharan Africa, it is pertinent to look at ...
What happens when we consider Africa through a feminist lens and feminism through an African one? And what does it mean to centre selfhood in this journey? In this shining, wide-ranging inquiry, Minna Salami explores these questions through an unhesitating and incisive vision of African feminist...
Whereas feminism in the late 1960s was concerned with understanding and documenting an oppression believed to be commonly experienced by all women, much contemporary feminist writing emphasizes the diversity of women's relationship not only to the male social order but also to each other. It is mo...
Europe – Gabay’s historical analysis of Whiteness feels far too contemporary for comfort. And so, I’ll willingly fail at the challenge of starting this engagement with anything other than seemingly cliched descriptors:Imagining Africa: Whiteness and the Western Gazeby Clive Gabay is timely, impor...
‘feminisms’ acknowledges that there are many kinds of feminisms that might be adopted, but they all share an interest in social transformation, addressing inequality and opposing patriarchy and sexism. The feminism of contemporary female documentary filmmakers is evident in the ways they shine a ...
The mid-20th century saw the rise of feminist movements in post-colonial countries. Women activists in Africa, Asia, and Latin America fought for both national liberation and gender justice. Prominent figures like Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Nawal El Saadawi, and Rigoberta Menchú challenged colon...
Sisterhood/Otherhood: The Politics of Contemporary Feminism in South African Literary Studies 来自 africabib.org 喜欢 0 阅读量: 10 作者: Lockett, Cecily 摘要: Thesis (Ph. D. in Mathematics)--University of California, Berkeley, Fall 2005. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 107-111)....
Descriptive and interpretative methods of research were used to analyse all the plays which results in findings of feminist ideologies in the works of the two playwrights. Furthermore, there are so many controversies surrounding the idea and existence of feminism in Africa. The selected plays were,...