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Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- HeadingsSec100005218383 -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Section Editors -- About the Authors -- Contributors -- Section I: Introduction -- 1 Introduction: Decolonizing African Womenś Studies -- Objectives of the Handbook -- Contentions and Contestations -- The Subject: ̀Àfrican Womeń́ and ̀Àfricá́ -- Debunking Myths -- Representing Stories and Storywriters -- Transforming the Academy, Rewriting History -- Studies on African Women/African Womenś Studies Through Time -- African Womenś Studies: Authors, Anthologies, and Asymmetries -- Curating Themes: Outline of the Handbook -- Research and Knowledge Production on Women in Africa -- African Women and Politics -- African Women in Conflict and Peace -- Women and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Africa -- African Women and Development Processes -- (Re)Writing African Womenś Histories -- Womenś Movements in Africa -- African Women, Culture, and Society -- African Womenś Creativity, Arts, and Performance -- Conclusion -- References -- Research and Knowledge Production on Women in Africa -- 2 African Feminisms -- Introduction -- Historical Foundations -- The Politics of Self-Naming -- The ̀Àfricań́ in African Feminisms -- Agendas, Issues, and Strategies -- Gaps and New Directions -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Teaching Womenś Studies in Africa -- Introduction -- Defining Womenś Studies -- Struggle and the Context of Women Studies in Africa -- Decolonizing Theories and Frameworks in African Women Studies and Research -- Themes of Womenś Studies in Africa -- Benefits of Womenś Studies to Africaś Development -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Decolonizing the Curriculum on African Women and Gender Studies -- Introduction -- Decolonization, Knowledge Production, and the Curriculum. |
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Gender Studies as a Decolonizing Project: Realizing Epistemic and Cognitive Justice -- Teaching a Decolonized Curriculum on African Women and Gender Studies -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Women and Indigenous Knowledge in Africa -- Introduction -- Conceptual Clarification -- Indigenous Knowledge -- Women and Indigenous Knowledge -- Rural Women Economic Empowerment and Indigenous Knowledge -- Indigenous Technology -- Indigenous Knowledge of Medicine -- Women, Indigenous Knowledge, and Agriculture -- Women, Indigenous Knowledge, and Early Childhood Education -- Women, Indigenous Knowledge, and Biodiversity -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 African Indigenous Knowledge Systems and the Empowerment of African Women -- Introduction -- Conceptualizing Empowerment -- Theoretical and Empirical Underpinnings of IKS -- The Genesis and Purpose of AIKS -- Beyond Male-Centric Science -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Women, Gender, and Knowledge Production in Anglophone Africa and Its Diaspora -- Introduction -- Anglophone West Africa and its Diaspora Gendered Knowledge -- Historical and Theoretical Framework: Pan-African Theory and the Ethno-Nations -- Critical Theory and Imposed Education -- Historical Encounters and Continuities in British-Anglophone Africa and Diaspora Relations -- Not-So-Indirect Rule: African-Anglo Gendered Encounters -- Modeling Gender-Balanced Syncretic Education -- Conclusion and Further Research -- References -- 8 Women, Gender, and Development in Africa -- Introduction -- Why Gender Matters in/for Development -- The Evolution of Discourse and Practice on Gender and Development -- Womenś Organizing Around Gender and Development -- Conclusion -- References -- 9 Feminist Legal Theory, Human Rights, and Culture in Africa -- Introduction -- Historical Overview -- Select Contemporary Currents -- Problematic: Learning Curve. |
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Shifting Human Rights -- Africa at a Crossroads -- Emergent Trend: Let Africa Lead -- Future Direction: What Is Right with Africa -- Conclusion -- References -- 10 Women, Gender, and Race in Post-Apartheid South Africa -- Introduction -- The Persisting Legacy of Race and Gender Divide in South Africa -- Womenś Economic and Social Participation -- Women in Leadership and Key Decision-Making Positions -- Some of the Challenges Facing South African Women Today -- Conclusion -- References -- 11 Researching Women and Gender in Africa: Present Realities, Future Directions -- Introduction -- Contesting Neoliberal Globalization in the Postcolonial Era -- Historicization and Contextualization: A Necessary Precondition -- Decolonization as a Process of Ethical Reconstruction -- Conclusion: Future Directions -- References -- 12 Postscript: Teaching Womenś Studies in Africa - Sample Syllabi -- Introduction -- Methodology -- Contents -- Sample Syllabus I Religion, Gender and Sexuality in Africa -- Course Description -- Course Aims and Objectives -- Knowledge Outcomes -- Course Texts -- Topics -- Assignments -- Additional Resources and Suggested Reading List -- Gender and Sexuality in Africa: General -- African Feminist Theologies -- Gender and Power in African Christianity -- Pentecostalism and Masculinities in Africa -- Religion, Sexuality, and HIV/AIDS -- Religion and the Politics of LGBTQ in Africa -- Sample Syllabus II: Black Women and Popular Culture -- Course Description -- Course Goals -- Schedule -- Sample Syllabus III: Women in African History -- Course Outline and Format -- Learning Goals -- Syllabus -- Sample Syllabus IV: Gender and Development -- Course Description -- Course Objectives and Student Learning Outcomes -- Lecture Material and Course Organization -- Assignments and Assessment -- Reference Material -- Detailed Class Schedule. |
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Weeks 1 and 2: Introduction to ADLT 329 -- Overview -- Goals and Objectives -- Activities and Assignments -- Week 3: Review of the UG Library System -- Overview -- Goals and Objectives -- Activities and Assignments -- Week 4: Review of the Concept of Adult Education -- Overview -- Goals and Objectives -- Activities and Assignments -- Weeks 5 and 6: Review Concepts in Gender and Development -- Overview -- Goals and Objectives -- Activities and Assignments -- Weeks 7 and 8: Approaches to Gender and Development -- Overview -- Goals and Objectives -- Activities and Assignments -- Weeks 9-11: Issues in Gender and Development -- Overview -- Goals and Objectives -- Activities and Assignments -- Weeks 12: Video Message Analysis in Gender and Development -- Overview -- Goals and Objectives -- Activities and Assignments -- Week 13: Revision for Final Examination -- Overview -- Goals and Objectives -- Examination Guide -- Additional Resources -- Sample Syllabus V: Women and Gender in the Middle East and North Africa -- Sample Syllabus VI: Main Currents in Gender Discourse -- Sample Syllabus VII: Culture and African Womenś Health -- Course Rationale -- Course Description -- Course Learning Objectives -- Teaching and Learning Methods -- Required Reading -- Course Outline: Class Schedule and Readings -- Other Resources -- Sample Syllabus VIII: Sexuality: Concepts and Perspectives -- Course Overview -- Course Objectives -- Learning Outcomes -- Course Contents -- Sample Syllabus IX: Women and Gender Studies in African Literature -- Course Description -- Course Objectives -- Course Materials -- Sample Syllabus X: Gender Dynamics in African History -- Sample Syllabus XI: Women Writers in Africa -- Required Texts -- Creative Texts -- Schedule -- Sample Syllabus XII: Nigerian Feminist Writers -- Required Texts -- Creative Texts -- Schedule. |
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Sample Syllabus XIII: Women in Africa -- Course Objectives -- Required Texts -- Course Schedule -- Chapter Conclusion -- Cross-References -- African Women and Politics -- 13 Women, Gender, and Politics in Africa -- Introduction -- Trends in Womenś Political Presence in Africa -- Womenś Movement Activism on the Continent -- National Machineries for Women and Femocracy -- Affirmative Action and Quotas for Women -- Patriarchy and Patronage -- Conclusion -- References -- 14 Women in Political Parties in Africa -- Introduction -- Is Women Participation in Party Politics in Africa: A Recent Development? -- International Instruments Supportive of Womenś Participation in Politics -- Womenś Participation in Party Politics in Africa -- Women as Party and Parliamentary Executives in Africa -- Percentage of Women in Parliament Across Regions -- Are There Lessons to Be Learnt from Africa on Womenś Participation in Political Parties and Politics? -- What Factors Limit Womenś Participation in Partisan Politics? -- Strategies for Promoting Women Participation in Political Parties/Politics -- Conclusion -- Cross-References -- References -- 15 Women in African Parliaments: Progress and Prospects -- Introduction -- How Have More Women Accessed Parliaments and Who Are They? -- What Are Electoral Gender Quotas? -- Descriptive Representation: Who Are the Women MPs? -- What Has Been the Impact of More Women in Parliament? -- Substantive Representation of Womenś Interests -- Symbolic Representation of Womenś Interests -- Future Prospects: Achieving Gender Parity in Parliaments? -- Conclusion: What About Democracy and Womenś Representation? -- References -- 16 Women in Judiciaries Across Africa -- Introduction -- Theorizing Women and Judiciaries in Across Africa -- Mapping Patterns and Womenś Symbolic Representation in African Judiciaries. |
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History of Legal Education. |
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Falola, Toyin.
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9783030280994 (electronic bk.) |
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