ISBN:
9781793601131
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (327 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Series Statement:
Gender and Sexuality in Africa and the Diaspora Series
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.309663
Keywords:
Women--Senegal--Social conditions
;
Womens rights--Senegal
;
Sex role--Senegal
;
Gay people--Legal status, laws, etc.--Senegal
;
Gay people--Senegal--Social conditions
;
Gay rights--Senegal
Abstract:
Gender and Sexuality in Senegalese Societies emphasizes the urgency and necessity of new research in gender and queer studies in and on Senegalese societies. Contributors explore how aspects of philosophy, politics, identity, literature, language, and community impact and are impacted by gender and sexuality in post-colonial Senegal.
Abstract:
Intro -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The Invention of the Homosexual -- 2 Queering the "Greater Jihad" -- 3 Representations of the Gôr Djiguène [Man Woman] in Senegalese Culture, Films, and Literature -- 4 Successful Schoolgirls -- 5 Widowhood and Asset Inheritance among the Serer in Senegal -- 6 Sisterhood in Mariama Bâ's So Long a Letter -- 7 "How Can You Promote Health Without Promoting Freedom?" -- 8 Catalyzing Stagnant Norms -- 9 Radical Inclusion and the Life of a Public Intellectual -- Conclusion -- Index -- About the Contributors.
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