Patriarchy and Gender in Africa - Paperback

by Charles Amone (Contribution by), Johanna Bond (Contribution by), Veronica Fynn Bruey (Contribution by)

This timely and expansive multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary collection dissects precolonial, colonial, and post-independence issues of male dominance, power, and control over the female body in the legal, socio-cultural, and political contexts in Africa. Contributors focus on the historical, theoretical, and empirical narratives of intersecting perspectives of gender and patriarchy in at least ten countries across the major sub-regions of the African continent. In these well-researched chapters, authors provide a deeper understanding of patriarchy and gender inequality in identifying misogyny, resisting male supremacy, reforming discriminatory laws, embracing human-centered public policies, expanding academic scholarship on the continent, and more.

Author Biography

Veronica Fynn Bruey is a module convenor at the University of London's School of Advanced Study, director of Flowers School of Global Health Science, faculty affiliate at Seattle University School of Law, and research affiliate with the University of London's Refugee Law Initiative.