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Drawing from the diverse fields of postcolonial studies, literary studies, history, anthropology, sociology, political science, environmental studies, and development studies, among others, Gender and Sexuality in Senegalese Societies demonstrates the urgency and necessity of new research in gender and queer studies in and on Senegalese societies. By focusing on subjects that have thus far been largely neglected in national and scholarly debates, the chapters are subversive, complex, and inclusive, centering within Senegalese studies themes and elements of alternative, nonbinary, variant, and nonheteronormative gender identities, sexualities, and voices. Contributors demonstrate that nationalist and anticolonial discourses propelled by deep and lingering socioeconomic inequalities have led, in postcolonial Senegal, to vitriolic scapegoating of individuals and communities with variant sexual and gender identities. The chapters in this volume look inward to the voices and experiences of the Senegalese people to challenge nationalist representations of advocacy for the liberation of gender and sexual minorities in Senegal as a function of a Western neocolonialist agenda.

Table of Contents

Introduction: New Directions for Studies of Gender and Sexuality in Senegal, Babacar M'Baye

Chapter One The Invention of the Homosexual: The Politics of Homophobia in Senegal, Ayo Coly
Chapter Two Queering the 'Greater Jihad': Sufi Resistance and Disruptive Morality in Senegalese Women's Soccer, Beth Packer

Chapter Three Representations of the Gôr Djiguène [Man Woman] in Senegalese Culture, Films, and Literature, Babacar M'Baye

Chapter Four Successful Schoolgirls: Maintaining Spatial Freedom and Personal Time in Dakar, Amy Porter

Chapter Five Widowhood and asset inheritance among the Serer in Senegal, Ruth Evans

Chapter Six Sisterhood in Mariama Ba's So Long A Letter, Kadidia Sy

Chapter Seven “How can you promote health without promoting freedom?”: E-Health for Containment and Care among Queer Activists in Senegal, Juliana Friend

Chapter Eight Catalyzing Stagnant Norms: Female Parliamentarians' Creative Impact on Weary Public Institutions, Susan Telingator and Sindiso Mnisi Weeks

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Product details

Published 10 Jul 2019
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 326
ISBN 9781793601124
Imprint Lexington Books
Illustrations 1 tables;
Dimensions 231 x 161 mm
Series Gender and Sexuality in Africa and the Diaspora
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Babacar M'Baye

Anthology Editor

Besi Brillian Muhonja

Contributor

Ayo A. Coly

Contributor

Ruth Evans

Contributor

Ellen E. Foley

Contributor

Juliana Friend

Contributor

Babacar M'Baye

Contributor

Beth Packer

Contributor

Amy Porter

Contributor

Kadidia Sy

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