Changing Narratives of Sexuality: Contestations, Compliance by Charmaine Pereira,Susie Jolly,Professor Deevia Bhana,Mulki

By Charmaine Pereira,Susie Jolly,Professor Deevia Bhana,Mulki Al Sharmani,Bibi Bakare-Yusuf,Cecilia Sardenberg,Samia Huq,Assistant Professor Mona Ali,Penny Johnson

altering Narratives of Sexuality examines the tensions and contradictions in structures of gender, sexuality and women's empowerment within the a number of narrations of sexuality instructed via and approximately ladies. From storytelling to women's engagement with nation associations, tales of single girls and getting old ladies, a intercourse scandal and narrations of non secular impression on women's subjectivities and sexualities, this awesome assortment explores sexuality in a variety of nationwide contexts within the international South.

The authors examine what scope exists for girls to subvert repressive norms and conceptions of heterosexuality, interweaving wealthy, contextual aspect with theoretical concerns.

Show description

Read Online or Download Changing Narratives of Sexuality: Contestations, Compliance and Womens Empowerment (Feminisms and Development) PDF

Similar gender studies books

Nimo’s War, Emma’s War: Making Feminist Sense of the Iraq War

Nimo, Maha, Safah, Shatha, Emma, Danielle, Kim, Charlene. In a e-book that after back blends her particular aptitude for taking pictures the feel of way of life with sensible political insights, Cynthia Enloe appears to be like heavily on the lives of 8 usual ladies, 4 Iraqis and 4 american citizens, in the course of the Iraq struggle.

The New Arab Man: Emergent Masculinities, Technologies, and Islam in the Middle East

Center japanese Muslim males were extensively vilified as terrorists, non secular zealots, and brutal oppressors of girls. the recent Arab guy demanding situations those stereotypes with the tales of normal heart jap males as they fight to beat infertility and childlessness via assisted copy.

The Gender Politics of Development: Essays in Hope and Despair

Within the Gender Politics of improvement Shirin Rai presents a entire evaluation of ways gender politics has emerged and built in post-colonial states. In chapters on key problems with nationalism and nation-building, the 3rd wave of democratization and globalization and governance, Rai argues that the gendered means during which nationalist statebuilding occured created deep fissures and pressures for improvement.

Chefsache Männer: Frauen machen Männer erfolgreich (German Edition)

Dieser Band aus der beliebten Reihe "Chefsache" schildert in origineller und innovativer Weise Faktoren für den Erfolg männlicher Führungspersonen. Die Beitragsautorinnen beschreiben, was once aus ihrer Sicht Männer in Führungspositionen erfolgreich macht. So wird das gängige Klischee "Frauen lassen sich von Frauen trainieren, Männer von Männern" auf den Kopf gestellt und neue Perspektiven eröffnen sich.

Extra info for Changing Narratives of Sexuality: Contestations, Compliance and Womens Empowerment (Feminisms and Development)

Sample text

Download PDF sample

Rated 4.70 of 5 – based on 25 votes