Sexual Diversity in Africa: Politics, Theory, and Citizenship

Type

Book

Authors

Nyeck, S.N.

Epprecht, Marc

ISBN 10

0773541888

ISBN 13

9780773541887

Tags

Sexuality, Globalization, Non-Fiction, Africa, Gender, Culture, Social Studies, Anthropology, Theory

Description

How does one address homophobia without threatening majority rule democracy and freedoms of speech and faith? How does one "Africanize" sexuality research, empirically and theoretically, in an environment that is not necessarily welcoming to African scholars? In Sexual Diversity in Africa, contributors critically engage with current debates about sexuality and gender identity, as well as with contentious issues relating to methodology, epistemology, ethics, and pedagogy. They present a tapestry of issues that testify to the complex nature of sexuality, sexual practices, and gender performance in Africa. Essays examine topics such as the well-established same-sex networks in Accra and Bamako, African "traditions" defined by European observers, and the bizarre mix of faith, pharmaceutical...
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