Decolonisation and Afro-Feminism

By:

Tamale, Sylvia

Material type:

TextLanguage: English Publication details: United States : Daraja Press, 2021Description: 264p., illustrated 16cmx24cmISBN:

9781988832494

DDC classification:

HS2020/01

Summary: Why do so many African's believe they cannot break the "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back" cycle? Six decades after the colonial flags were lowered and African countries gained formal independence, the continent struggles to free itself from the deep legacies of colonialism, imperialism and patriarchy. Many intellectuals, politicians, feminists and other activists, eager to contribute to Africa's liberation, have frustratingly felt like they took the wrong path. Analysed through the eyes of Afro-Feminism, this book revisits some of the fundamental preconditions needed for radical transformation. It challenges the traditional human rights paradigm and its concomitant idea of "gender equality," flagging instead, the African philosophy of Ubuntu as a serious alternative for reinvigorating African notions of social justice.

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	History/Health/Science (HS)	Goethe Zentrum - Kampala Library				HS2020/01 (Browse shelf(Opens below))					Available			2025-1448

Why do so many African's believe they cannot break the "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back" cycle? Six decades after the colonial flags were lowered and African countries gained formal independence, the continent struggles to free itself from the deep legacies of colonialism, imperialism and patriarchy. Many intellectuals, politicians, feminists and other activists, eager to contribute to Africa's liberation, have frustratingly felt like they took the wrong path.

Analysed through the eyes of Afro-Feminism, this book revisits some of the fundamental preconditions needed for radical transformation. It challenges the traditional human rights paradigm and its concomitant idea of "gender equality," flagging instead, the African philosophy of Ubuntu as a serious alternative for reinvigorating African notions of social justice.

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