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24 wrz 2021 · From juggling tradition and modernity to having few outlets to express their inner fears. DW's The 77 Percent explores what masculinity means to African men today. What does it mean to be an...
16 lis 2020 · Paying attention to the historical, geographical, and cultural diversities of masculinities in African countries, we discuss how images of masculinities evolve and become manifest in everyday life and analyse how these imaginations circulate within translocal and transnational spaces.
9 sie 2024 · Scholars and journalists report that in Africa today masculinity is widely in distress, with a growing proportion of young men struggling to gain access to the social and material means needed to marry, found families, and secure recognition as adult men.
8 maj 2024 · Africa’s lives and how women and men in Africa interact will have a significant bearing on “the Africa we want,” namely, an integrated, peaceful and prosperous Africa (African Union Commission 2015).
Studies that fall within this emerging field recognise that gender expresses the multifaceted and hierarchical relationships between and amongst groups of men as well as between men and women.
Bringing together insights from scholars across gender studies, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, history, literature and religion, this book demonstrates how recognizing and upholding the integrity of African phenomena, locating and reflecting on men and masculinities in varied African contexts and drawing new theoretical frameworks all ...
8 maj 2024 · In order to dissuade men from supporting female cutting (or Female Genital Mutilation) and child marriage, I propose that work with such men should also be underpinned by radical feminist theory that explores relations of power in African society and cultural concepts of gender in the specific community.
