Gender, sexuality and mothering in Africa
"This volume fills an important gap in our understanding of the complex interrelationship between gender, sexuality, and the phenomenon of mothering in African societies. Essays present the social construction of marriage, mothering, and widowhood and discuss the various ways in which marriages were negotiated, the impact of increasing teenage pregnancies and non-formal educational techniques on unwed teenage mothers, the effects of gendered violence on women, as well as the myriad ways in which violence manifests itself in the lives of women as viewed through the prisms of some literary works and dramas. The volume also provides compelling analyses about the increasingly important role of the legal sphere in mediating the conditionality of African women as well as the complex interplay between religion, sexuality, and politics, most especially as they impinge on the roles and status of African women. The chapters demonstrate quite convincingly that African women's roles are constantly evolving in response to numerous changes in societies and the global economy. This interdisciplinary volume will be of interest to scholars, students, women's organizations, non-governmental organizations, politicians, public policy advocates, and members of the public at large." -- Publisher's description
xxix, 329 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
9781592218615, 9781592218622, 159221861X, 1592218628
726620664
Introduction / Toyin Falola and Bessie House-Soremekun
African widowhood and visibility / Iniobong I. Uko
Overwhelming the burden of womanhood in 'To live again' by Bilquisu Abubakar / Alexander Kure
Food consumption patterns of lactating mothers in Ondo West local government area of Nigeria / Cecilia A. Olarewaju
A motivational treatise on parenting / Bola Dauda
"I am not his slave:" contesting marriage among the Hausa on a Cameroonian frontier, c. 1920-1955 / Harmony O'Rourke
Combating teenage pregnancy and early marriage through non-formal education / Oluyemisi O. Obilade and Oladunni O. Obilade
Gender, sexuality and work: a case study of domestic workers in Nigeria / Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed
Gender, violence, and reconstruction in post-war Sierra Leone / Peter Dumbuya
Gendered violence, and power relations in the drama of Tracie Utoh-Ezeajugh / Ameh Dennis Akoh
Maurice Amutabi's 'because of honor': gender relations and social upheaval in East Africa / Eliza Johannes
Gender equality and customary law in South Africa / Celumusa Zungu
Politics and sexuality in Northern Nigeria in the second half of the twentieth century / J.M. Ayuba
Sexuality, religion, and spirituality / A.A. Lawal
African religion and the sexual exploitation of women / Adepeju Olufemi Johnson-Bashua