ISBN:
9783031491672
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource(XXXV, 992 p. 44 illus.)
Edition:
1st ed. 2024.
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Keywords:
Men.
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Ethnology
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Culture.
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Sex.
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Queer theory.
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Sociology.
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Social groups.
Abstract:
Part I. African Masculinities: Theoretical Explorations -- 1: Introduction: Men and Masculinities in Africa -- 2: African Masculinities and the Question of the Men/Non-Men -- 3: Hegemonic Masculinity and African Studies of Men and Masculinities -- 4: Men and Masculinity studies in Eastern Africa: Towards Endogenous Theoretical Perspectives -- 5: ‘Emergent Masculinities’ in Africa: The Case of Sierra Leone -- 6: “Man-Africanism,” African Women and the Field of Masculinities: Some Reflections -- 7: Men in Women’s Circles: Conceding Epistemological Privilege?- 8: The Transformative Masculinities Agenda in Africa: Confessions of an Activist -- Part II: African Masculinities and Embodiment -- 9: Emerging alternative young black masculinities in South Africa -- 10: Living as a Blind Man in Zambia -- 11: Masculine Identities and Circumcision -- 12: Men and Football in Africa -- 13: Masculinities and Racial Terms of Belonging in Post-Colonial Tunis -- Part III: African Masculinities in the Arts -- 14: Making Men: The Portrayal of Masculinity in Nigerian Children’s Literature.-15: Masculinity, Militarism and Deconstruction of National Identity in Purple Hibiscus -- 16: The Problem of ‘Redemptive Masculinity’ in Purple Hibiscus -- 17: Two Sides of a Coin? Rethinking the Ideology of Male Gender Violence Within the Prism of Two Nigerian Plays -- 18: The Nigerian Big Man Figure in I Do Not Come to You By Chance -- 19: Queer Masculinities in North African Literature -- Part IV: African Masculinities and Religiosity: New Testament Masculinities in African Christianity -- 20: Religious Men in Contemporary Times in Zambia: Representations of Pentecostal Pastors in Public Media -- 20: African Pentecostal spiritual men in the United Kingdom -- 22: Masculinities, marriage and ministry: The Construction of ‘Umfundisi’ in the Methodist Church of Southern Africa -- 23: Islam and Masculinities in Nigeria -- 24: Perceptions of masculinity among pious members of Egypt’s Episcopal community -- Part V: African Masculinities and Femininities -- 25: The Conception of Masculinity between Constancy and Change -- 26: Female masculinity and breadwinner femininity in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania -- 28: Understanding Zimbabwean men’s involvement in abortion -- 28: Changing Masculinities and Femininities for Zimbabwe’s Development: A Philosophical Examination -- 29: Interrogating African Communitarianism from a Feminist Perspective -- 30: Men in the Academy: Male Teachers as Mentors in Liberia -- Part VI: African Masculinities and Violence -- 31: Military Masculinities and Violence in Africa -- 32: Liberation War Veterans and Masculinity in Zimbabwe -- 33: Men in Politics in Lesotho and Political Masculinity -- 34: At the Intersection of Prisons, Masculinities and Violence: Patterns of Masculinities within Correctional Service Settings in Lesotho -- 35: Masculinity, Gender and Identity in the Nigerian Military -- 36: Of violence, paternalistic care and instrumental kinship -- 37: Masculinity and Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Same-Sex Relationships in Kenya -- Part VII: African Masculinities and Queer Identities -- 38: Dress Codes as Constructs of Male Masculinities in Northern Ghana -- 39: Perilous Dressing: The Fashion Politics of Nigeria’s Male Barbie -- 40: Men who love other men in Malawi -- 41: Gay Men’s Relationships with their Mothers -- 42: Changing Religious Attitudes towards Gay Men in Southern Africa -- 43: Gossip, marginality, and movement among gay men in Tanzania -- Part VIII: African Masculinities and Health -- 44: Masculinity and Suicide -- 45: Adolescent Boys, Young Men and Mental Health in Southern Africa -- 46: Men and Health in Africa -- 47: The role of education in shaping healthy adolescent masculinities in ESA region -- 48: Exploring Fitness Culture and Food -- 49: Supplementation through the Lenses of Hyper-Masculinity -- Part IX: African Masculinities, Family and Work -- 50: Entrepreneurial Masculinities in Nairobi’s low-income Neighbourhoods -- 51: Disrupting hegemonic masculinity(ies): unpicking urban men’s livelihood survival strategies in Ghana -- 52: Theorizing a Necessary Link: Masculinity and Social Sustainability in African Contexts -- 53: Towards Familial Roles, Culture and Socio-economic Transformations: Men and Child Care in Botswana -- 54: “I am Father”: Narratives of paternal (dis)connections in South Africa and Guinea -- 55: Fatherhood in Urban South Africa: The (un)making of the “poor black man” as the absentee father in South African media.
Abstract:
This handbook provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of key theoretical and analytical approaches, topics and debates in contemporary scholarship on African masculinities. Refusing to privilege Western theoretical constructs (but remaining in dialogue with them), contributors explore the contestations around and diversities within men, masculinities and sexualities in Africa; investigate individual and collective practices of masculinity; and interrogate the social construction of masculinities. Bringing together insights from scholars across gender studies, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, history, literature and religion, this book demonstrates how recognizing and upholding the integrity of African phenomena, locating and reflecting on men and masculinities in varied African contexts and drawing new theoretical frameworks all combine to take the discourse on men and masculinities in Africa forward. Chapters examine a range of issues within the context of masculinities, including embodiment, sport, violence, militarism, spirituality, gender roles, fatherhood, homosexuality, health and work. This handbook will be valuable reading for scholars, researchers, and policymakers in Gender Studies (particularly Masculinity Studies) and Africana Studies.
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-031-49167-2
