Gender and sexuality in Senegalese societies : critical perspectives and methods / edited by Babacar M'Baye and Besi Brillian Muhonja.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

M'Baye, Babacar, 1967- editor.

Muhonja, Besi Brillian, editor.

Series:

Critical African studies in gender and sexuality

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Senegal--Social conditions.

Women.

Women's rights--Senegal.

Women's rights.

Sex role--Senegal.

Sex role.

Gay people--Legal status, laws, etc--Senegal.

Gay people.

Gay people--Senegal--Social conditions.

Gay rights--Senegal.

Gay rights.

Gay people--Legal status, laws, etc.

Gays--Social conditions.

Women--Social conditions.

Social conditions.

Senegal.

Physical Description:

viii, 319 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]

Summary:

"Gender and Sexuality in Senegalese Societies emphasizes the urgency of new research in gender and queer studies in and on Senegalese societies. Contributors explore how aspects of philosophy, politics, identity, language, and community impact and are impacted by gender and sexuality in post-colonial Senegal"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: New directions for studies of gender and sexuality in Senegal / Babacar M'Baye

The invention of the homosexual: the politics of homophobia in Senegal / Ayo Coly

Queering the "greater jihad": Sufi resistance and disruptive morality in Senegalese women's soccer / Beth Packer

Representations of the gôr djiguène [man woman] in Senegalese culture, films, and literature / Babacar M'Baye

Successful schoolgirls: maintaining spatial freedom and personal time in Dakar / Amy Porter

Widowhood and asset inheritance among the Serer in Senegal / Ruth Evans

Sisterhood in Mariama Ba's So long a letter / Kadidia Sy

"How can you promote health without promoting freedom?": e-health for containment and care among queer activists in Senegal / Juliana Friend

Catalyzing stagnant norms: female parliamentarians' creative impact on weary public institutions / Susan Telingator and Sindiso Mnisi Weeks

Radical inclusion and the life of a public intellectual: a conversation with Cheikh Ibrahima Niang / Ellen Foley and Cheikh Ibrahima Niang

Conclusion: Identities, text and texts / Besi Brillian Muhonja.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Ebook version :

ISBN:

9781793601124

1793601127

OCLC:

1099542863