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Gender and Sexuality in Senegalese Societies
Critical Perspectives and Methods
Gender and Sexuality in Senegalese Societies
Critical Perspectives and Methods
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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
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 | Jul 10 2019 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 304 |
| ISBN | 9781793601131 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Illustrations | 1 tables; |
| Series | Gender and Sexuality in Africa and the Diaspora |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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