African sexualities : a reader

Contributor(s):

Tamale, Sylvia [editor]

Publication details: Wantage : Pambazuka Press, 2011Description: ix, 656 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780857490162

Subject(s):

NLM classification:

WM 645.

Contents:

A comprehensive contents listing can be found at: http://fahamubooks.org/book/?GCOI=90638100320440&fa=sommaire Section summary: Pt. 1. Research, theory and methods -- pt. 2. Sexuality, power and politics -- pt. 3. Mapping sexual representations and practices of identity -- pt. 4. Integrated and positive sexuality -- pt. 5. Reproduction and rights -- pt. 6. Sex and masculinities -- pt. 7. Who's having sex and who's not? -- pt. 8. Sexuality, spiritiuality and the supernatural -- pt. 9. Pedagogical approaches.

Summary: This groundbreaking volume, the first of its kind written by African activists themselves, aims to inspire a new generation of students and teachers to study, reflect and gain fresh and critical insights into the complex issues of gender and sexuality. It opens a space – particularly for young people – to think about African sexualities in different ways. This accessible but scholarly multidisciplinary text, from a distinctly African perspective, is built around themed sections each introduced by a framing essay. The authors use essays, case studies, poetry, news clips, songs, fiction, memoirs, letters, interviews, short film scripts and photographs from a wide political spectrum to examine dominant and deviant sexualities, analyse the body as a site of political, cultural and social contestation and investigate the intersections between sex, power, masculinities and femininities. The book adopts a feminist approach that analyses sexuality within patriarchal structures of oppression while also highlighting its emancipatory potential. As well as using popular culture to help address the 'what, why, how, when and where' questions, the contributors also provide a critical mapping of African sexualities that informs readers about the plurality and complexities of African sexualities – desires, practices, fantasies, identities, taboos, abuses, violations, stigmas, transgressions and sanctions. At the same time, they pose gender-sensitive and politically aware questions that challenge the reader to interrogate assumptions and hegemonic sexuality discourses, thereby unmapping the intricate and complex terrain of African sexualities. The blend of approaches and styles enhances the book's accessibility and usefulness for teaching as well as allowing for historical and textual contextualisation. Authors include scholars, researchers, professionals, practitioners and experts from different regions of Africa and Africans in the Diaspora.

List(s) this item appears in: SLaM Library Black History Month and anti-racism books | SLaM Library books for International Women’s Day and beyond | SLAM Library LGBTQ+ books

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves	WM 645 AFR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		023177

A comprehensive contents listing can be found at: http://fahamubooks.org/book/?GCOI=90638100320440&fa=sommaire
Section summary:

Pt. 1. Research, theory and methods -- pt. 2. Sexuality, power and politics -- pt. 3. Mapping sexual representations and practices of identity -- pt. 4. Integrated and positive sexuality -- pt. 5. Reproduction and rights -- pt. 6. Sex and masculinities -- pt. 7. Who's having sex and who's not? -- pt. 8. Sexuality, spiritiuality and the supernatural -- pt. 9. Pedagogical approaches.

This groundbreaking volume, the first of its kind written by African activists themselves, aims to inspire a new generation of students and teachers to study, reflect and gain fresh and critical insights into the complex issues of gender and sexuality. It opens a space – particularly for young people – to think about African sexualities in different ways. This accessible but scholarly multidisciplinary text, from a distinctly African perspective, is built around themed sections each introduced by a framing essay. The authors use essays, case studies, poetry, news clips, songs, fiction, memoirs, letters, interviews, short film scripts and photographs from a wide political spectrum to examine dominant and deviant sexualities, analyse the body as a site of political, cultural and social contestation and investigate the intersections between sex, power, masculinities and femininities. The book adopts a feminist approach that analyses sexuality within patriarchal structures of oppression while also highlighting its emancipatory potential.

As well as using popular culture to help address the 'what, why, how, when and where' questions, the contributors also provide a critical mapping of African sexualities that informs readers about the plurality and complexities of African sexualities – desires, practices, fantasies, identities, taboos, abuses, violations, stigmas, transgressions and sanctions. At the same time, they pose gender-sensitive and politically aware questions that challenge the reader to interrogate assumptions and hegemonic sexuality discourses, thereby unmapping the intricate and complex terrain of African sexualities.

The blend of approaches and styles enhances the book's accessibility and usefulness for teaching as well as allowing for historical and textual contextualisation.

Authors include scholars, researchers, professionals, practitioners and experts from different regions of Africa and Africans in the Diaspora.

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