2019
DOI: 10.1177/0141778918818835
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Postcolonial Patriarchal Nativism, Domestic Violence and Transnational Feminist Research in Contemporary Uganda

Abstract: This article examines the development of a multidimensional, transnational feminist research approach from and within Uganda in relation to a high-profile case of domestic violence and femicide of a middle-class, upper-caste Indian migrant woman in Kampala in 1998. It explores indigenous Ugandan public and Ugandan Asian/Indian community interpretations and the dynamics of cross-racial feminist mobilisation and protest that emerged in response to the Joshi-Sharma domestic violence case. In doing so, it advocate… Show more

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“…Notwithstanding robust regional networks for gender research on the continent, this conference articulated with a methodological nationalism that is common to area studies. In writing about the limits of Ugandan feminist scholarship, Hundle (2019, p. 49) draws attention to both a methodological nationalism and what she calls ‘postcolonial patriarchal nativism’, that together: . .…”
Section: African Data Global Supply Chains and Knowledge Asymmetriesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Notwithstanding robust regional networks for gender research on the continent, this conference articulated with a methodological nationalism that is common to area studies. In writing about the limits of Ugandan feminist scholarship, Hundle (2019, p. 49) draws attention to both a methodological nationalism and what she calls ‘postcolonial patriarchal nativism’, that together: . .…”
Section: African Data Global Supply Chains and Knowledge Asymmetriesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Patriarchy is an ideology that imposes masculine and feminine gender roles that explicitly place men in positions of power over women (Rawat, 2014). Strongly held patriarchal beliefs are a common phenomenon in India (Bannerji, 2016), where women and girls are expected to adhere to rigid sociocultural norms, including domesticated roles for women, lack of acceptance of gender nonconformity, and dishonor placed on women for engaging in nontraditional behavior, such as wearing revealing clothes, drinking, not engaging in household duties, or prioritizing a career over family life (Chowdhury, 2015; Gorringe, 2018; Hundle, 2019). Officers may import these patriarchal and traditional perceptions about women into their policing efforts.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The subsequent similarity in criminal justice systems between the two allows for the attainment of solid conclusions (Hundle 2019). Despite being the two Kafala practicing countries with the most information available, there is relatively limited information on the topic due to underreporting, government cover-ups, and facilitation of this exploitation by the law.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%