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Changing Narratives of Sexuality: Contestations, Compliance and Womens Empowerment
Charmaine Pereira
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Description for Changing Narratives of Sexuality: Contestations, Compliance and Womens Empowerment
Paperback. Innovative exploration between sexuality and women's empowerment. Editor(s): Pereira, Charmaine. Series: Feminism and Development. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JFFK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Changing Narratives of Sexuality examines the tensions and contradictions in constructions of gender, sexuality and women's empowerment in the various narrations of sexuality told by and about women. From storytelling to women's engagement with state institutions, stories of unmarried women and ageing women, a sex scandal and narrations of religious influence on women's subjectivities and sexualities, this impressive collection explores sexuality in a wide range of national contexts in the global South. The authors analyse what scope exists for women to subvert repressive norms and conceptions of heterosexuality, interweaving rich, contextual detail with theoretical concerns.
Changing Narratives of Sexuality examines the tensions and contradictions in constructions of gender, sexuality and women's empowerment in the various narrations of sexuality told by and about women. From storytelling to women's engagement with state institutions, stories of unmarried women and ageing women, a sex scandal and narrations of religious influence on women's subjectivities and sexualities, this impressive collection explores sexuality in a wide range of national contexts in the global South. The authors analyse what scope exists for women to subvert repressive norms and conceptions of heterosexuality, interweaving rich, contextual detail with theoretical concerns.
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Feminism and Development
Condition
New
Weight
335g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783600120
SKU
V9781783600120
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99-10
About Charmaine Pereira
Charmaine Pereira is a feminist scholar-activist who has worked extensively on the themes of feminist thought and practice, sexuality, gender and university education, and civil society and the state. Based in Abuja, she coordinates the Initiative for Women’s Studies in Nigeria (IWSN), which strengthens capacity for teaching and research in gender and women’s studies. As IWSN national coordinator, Pereira has ... Read more
Reviews for Changing Narratives of Sexuality: Contestations, Compliance and Womens Empowerment
This is a refreshingly authentic collection, by and about inspiring women, from diverse contexts and cultures of the world. Accounts of sexualities, political repressions and women's agencies are woven together to provoke, fascinate, challenge and stimulate. This is a most welcome, timely and valuable publication, which deserves a wide readership - not least among policy makers. Kudos to all its ... Read more