Gender Activism and Studies in Africa (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9782869781405)

This is the third title in the Codesria Gender Series, which aims to invigorate the African social sciences with debates that challenge conventional wisdom, received ideologies and gender stereotypes, and to showcase the best in African gender research. Bringing together seasoned gender specialists who draw empirical evidence from Ghana, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda, this study examines various experiences of setting up gender and women's studies programmes. If further considers feminist and gender activism, gender identities, social protest, gender and culture in indigenous films, continuities and discontinuities in conceptions of gender, same-sex relationships, customary law and gendered discourse patterns.

Author: Signe Arnfred,Babere Kerata Chacha,Amanda Gouws
ISBN-10: 2869781407
ISBN-13: 9782869781405
Publisher: Codesria
Language: English
Published: 09/05/2000
Pages: 188
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.55h x 5.54w x 0.47d