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Narratives of the African female body / Maxwell Constantine Chando Musingafi, Chipo Hungwe, Telesia Kathini Musili, Kutlwano B. L. Mokgwathi, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Africa.
- Women.
- Body image in women--Africa.
- Body image in women.
- Feminism--Africa.
- Feminism.
- Women--Sexual behavior--Africa.
- Postcolonialism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (350 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Hershey, Pennsylvania : IGI Global Scientific Publishing, 2027.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgment
- Chapter 1. Authority of Mother's Body in the Long-Term History of the Bantu Matrilineal Zone (BMZ)
- Chapter 2. Beautiful Women: Interrogating Ideological Conceptualisations of Beauty and Womanhood in Africa
- Chapter 3. The image of the African woman as eroticised and hypersexualised in photographs and film has become ingrained in cultural consciousness. Popular culture, through societal constructs, often portrays African women as sexualised beings...
- Chapter 4. Sacred Bodies and Colonial Voyeurism: A Postcolonial Afro-Sexual Analysis of Female Embodiment in Ezekiel 16 & 23
- Chapter 5. Reclaiming the Frame Through Cinematic Decolonisation of the African Female Body Beyond the Western Gaze: A Study of Selected Films
- Chapter 6. Portrayal of Black Female Characters in Contemporary Mainstream Cinema: A Case of Think Like a Man & Girls Trip
- Chapter 7. The Place and Status of Older Women in Zimbabwe: A Social Gerontological Analysis
- Chapter 8. Colonial Hangover: A Decolonial Perspective of Women's Sexual Harassment in the City of Harare, Zimbabwe
- Chapter 9. Breaking the Silence: Menstrual Stigma and Shame for Young Women and Girls in Zimbabwe
- Chapter 10. Forced Celibacy: The Plight of Women Living With Disability in Post-Colonial Zimbabwe
- Chapter 11. Women Empowerment and the Problems Associated With Romantic Relationships in Africa
- Chapter 12. Womanhood, Marriage, and Motherhood in the Lens of the Johane Marange Apostolic Sect in Zimbabwe
- Chapter 13. A Linguistic Exploration of the African Woman's Image: A Case of Shona
- Compilation of References
- About the Contributors
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Hershey, Pa. Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on title screen (IGI Global, viewed 07/02/2026).
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9798337383491
- Publisher Number:
- 40033331213
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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