Being and Becoming Gender, Culture and Shifting Identity in Sub-Saharan Africa / edited by Chinyere Ukpokolo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ukpokolo, Chinyere

Language:

English

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 pages)

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2020

Place of Publication:

Denver, CO : Spears Media Press, 2016.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This book illuminates the complex and constantly shifting social and cultural dynamics that shape peoples identity. Specifically, the volume focuses on the intersections of gender with, culture and identity, and at different historical epochs; on the way men and women define themselves and are defined by diverse peoples and cultures across time and space in sub-Saharan Africa. The discussions presented in this anthology primarily focus on being as a state or condition, defined by sex identity, and how this identity shifts, and hence becoming, assuming diverse meanings in disparate societies, contexts, and time. The discourse, therefore, moves from how the perception of the self in cultural and historical contexts has informed actions and at some other times shaped interpretations given to historical facts, to how changing economic realities also shape the definitions and constructions of social and relational issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. The historical trajectories of Islamic religion, colonialism and Christian missionary activities in sub-Saharan Africa have shaped the worlds of the peoples of the region and impacted on gender relations.

Contents:

Chapter Seven

Indigenous Palm Oil Production in Orile-Owu, Nigeria: A Gendered Technical and Economic Practice.

Chapter Six

Economic Survival, Masculinity and Shifting Cultural Definition of the Woman's Identity in a Rural Igbo SocietyIntroduction; Research Context and Methodology; Nanka Rural Women and Inter-state Trading: Trades and Trade Routes; Crisis of Normative Masculinity' in the Context of Rural Nanka Community; Shifting Cultural Construction of the Woman's Identity; Challenges in Long-Distance Trading and Coping Strategies; Conclusion and Recommendations; Recommendations; References.

Ikale Women at the Dawn of the 20th centurySocial Systems: Hierarchies and Orientations; Tradition and the Modern Ikale Women; Limitations of Women's Power in the Community; Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP) and the Ikale Woman; Better Life for Rural Women: Gbebiro; Conclusion; Chapter Five

Gender, Identity and Change: The Case of Muslim Women in Northern Nigeria; Introduction; The Position of Women in Hausaland Before 1804; Women's Position After the Jihad: 1804

1960; Northern Nigerian Women and Change: The Post-Independence Period; Conclusion; References.

Geographical LocationThe Education System; Aspects of the Socialisation Process (what was taught); History of the Society; Customs, Manners and Usage; Fables; Proverbs; Riddles; Music; Social Values; Physical Training; Character Training; Intellectual training; Vocational Training; Community Participation and Involvement; Promotion of Cultural Heritage; The Socialisation Process; Discussion and Conclusion; References; Informants; Chapter Four

The Violence of Silence and the Limits of Community: The Ikale Woman in Twenty-First Century Nigeria; Introduction.

Chapter Two

Gender in Owu, a Timed Masquerade Festival of the Riverine Igbo, Southeast NigeriaIntroduction; The Agugu Festival of Owu and its Complementary Performances; The Owu Myth and the Riddle of Chicken and Egg; Male and Female Titles; Nchu-chu: Levels of Learning and Secrecy; The Raw and the Cooked; Audiences, Performances and Levels of Secrecy; Manifestations of Myth, Sex and Gender; Nwo-nono: Women's Agency and the Dichotomy of Order and Chaos; Conclusion; References; Chapter Three

Gender, Socialisation and Construction of a Muganda Woman Identity; Introduction.

Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Preface. Being and Becoming: Gender, Culture and Shifting Identity in Sub-Saharan Africa; Introduction; Chapter One

What's Wrong with Essentialism Anyway? African Women and the Question of Identity; Introduction; Women's Oppression, Marginalisation and Subjugation on the Continent; On the Idea of Essentialism; Critiques of Essentialism; African Women and the Question of Identity; Gayatri Spivak's Strategic Essentialism; Conclusion; References.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781942876380

1942876386

OCLC:

1105454074