Gender and Sexuality in Transdisciplinary African Humanities

Gender and Sexuality in Transdisciplinary African Humanities

This book focuses on African gender and sexuality, and systems of knowledge emanating from studying and researching them. It challenges conventional narratives by examining the complexities of gender and sexuality within the African Humanities, and explores the fluidity and diversity of gender identities, questioning traditional norms and embracing the ambiguous and contradictory nature of human sexuality. The book is transdisciplinary in nature, with contributors analysing data from literature, media, and cultural practices, and offering fresh perspectives on issues such as sexism, patriarchy, and the representation of women in digital spaces. It will be of interest to those in the field of African gender studies, gender in humanistic disciplines and gender and sexualities in general.

This book focuses on African gender and sexuality, and systems of knowledge emanating from studying and researching them. It challenges conventional narratives by examining the complexities of gender and sexuality within the African Humanities, and explores the fluidity and diversity of gender identities, questioning traditional norms and embracing the ambiguous and contradictory nature of human sexuality. The book is transdisciplinary in nature, with contributors analysing data from literature, media, and cultural practices, and offering fresh perspectives on issues such as sexism, patriarchy, and the representation of women in digital spaces. It will be of interest to those in the field of African gender studies, gender in humanistic disciplines and gender and sexualities in general.

Wumi Raji is a Professor of Drama and Literature at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria. He has received several awards, including the Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship, Bonn, Germany, and the African Visiting Research Fellowship of the University of Cambridge, UK. He is the author of Long Dreams in Short Chapters: Essays in Postcolonial African, Cultural and Political Criticisms.

Highlights

• Offers a nuanced understanding of gender and sexuality in African Humanities Explores diverse perspectives on gender roles, cultural constructs, and the impact of patriarchy Challenges the accepted suppositions on gender and sexuality from different humanistic perspectives

Über den Autor

Wumi Raji is a Professor of Drama and Literature at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeria. He has received several awards, including the Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowship, Bonn, Germany, and the African Visiting Research Fellowship of the University of Cambridge, UK. He is the author of Long Dreams in Short Chapters: Essays in Postcolonial African, Cultural and Political Criticisms.