African feminist politics of knowledge : tensions, challenges, possibilities / edited by Akosua Adomako Ampofo and Signe Arnfred.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Arnfred, Signe.

Adomako Ampofo, Akosua.

Nordiska Afrikainstitutet.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women scholars--Africa.

Women scholars.

Feminist theory--Africa.

Feminist theory.

Africa.

Physical Description:

232 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Uppsala : Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, 2009.

Summary:

" The authors and Nordiska Afrikainstitutet 2010"--T.p. verso.

Contents:

Introduction: Feminist Politics of Knowledge / Signe Arnfred and Akosua Adomako Ampofo

Chapter 1. One Who has Truth

She has Strength: The Feminist Activist Inside and Outside the Academy in Ghana / Akosua Adomako Ampofo

Chapter 2. Connections to Research: The Southern African Network of Higher Education Institutions Challenging Sexual Harassment/Sexual Violence / Jane Bennett

Chapter 3. Reflections of a Feminist Scholar-Activist in Nigeria / Charmaine Pereira

Chapter 4. Advocacy for Women's Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights in Africa: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea / Adetoun Ilumoka

Chapter 5. Critical Feminism in Mozambique: Situated in the Context of our Experience as Women, Academics and Activists / Isabel Maria Casimiro and Ximena Andrade

Chapter 6. Disappearing Dodos?: Reflections on Women and Academic Freedom Based on Experiences in Ghana and the United States / Nancy Lundgren and Mansah Prah

Chapter 7. Doing Women's Studies: Problems and Prospects for Researchers and Activists in Nigeria / Nkoli N Ezumah

Chapter 7. Discursive Challenges for African Feminisms / Desiree Lewis

Contributors

Index

Notes:

"© The authors and Nordiska Afrikainstitutet 2010"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789171066626

9171066624

OCLC:

666503631