The ‘unsaying’ of indigenous homosexualities in Zimbabwe: mapping a blindspot in an African masculinity

Epprecht, Marc

doi:10.1080/03057079808708594

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“…Lazar, 2005;Mills, 2004), and arguments against patriarchy (e.g. Walsh, 2001), salient to much 'western' feminism, seem less so (or at least seem inappropriate or insufficient) within 'feminist' gender and language studies in sub-Saharan African contexts, given that many such contexts are not only extremely patriarchal (in the sense that they are maledominated), but that the dominant versions of masculinity in these contexts bring with them particularly disempowering roles for women (and indeed some men, not least gay men -see, for instance, Epprecht, 1998). Further, in many such contexts, there is little evidence of even moments of power for women (see e.g.…”

Section: Gender Activism Feminism and 'African Feminism'mentioning

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Gender and language in sub-Saharan African contexts

Atanga

Ellece

Litosseliti

et al. 2012

Gender and Language

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This is the accepted version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. Permanent repository link Issues and ChallengesLilian Atanga, Sibonile Ellece, Lia Litosseliti, and Jane Sunderland Abstract In this first paper, we examine a range of issues associated with the study of gender and language in sub-Saharan African contexts. These include whether (and in what sense) such contexts may constitute a 'special case', the relevance of feminism, and what might be encompassed by 'context', 'African contexts' and 'African topics'. While a substantial amount of what we write is relevant to Applied Linguistics in Africa more broadly (see Makoni and Meinhof 2004, for a discussion), we argue that there are also specific gender issues which are of interest and importance to language and gender study specifically, and indeed that it is possible to see some of these issues as 'characteristic' of African contexts. It will be evident from this first paper, and the others, that along with taking on board the commonalities in terms of the theoretical notions used in our field in African and non-African contexts, there is also a need to recognise a range of situated understandings of gender and feminism.

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Section: Gender Activism Feminism and 'African Feminism'mentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender and language in sub-Saharan African contexts

Atanga

Ellece

Litosseliti

et al. 2012

Gender and Language

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“…For example, the President of Malawi, making the declaration that he had pardoned the two gay men, yet stated that "These boys committed a crime against our culture, our religion and our laws" (Bearak, 2010). A popular view in many African societies holds that homosexuality is un-African and is a Western invention, in spite of historians and anthropologists providing evidence of precolonial forms of same-sex patterns (Epprecht, 1998;Murray & Roscoe, 1998). The endurance and reproduction of this myth is considered to show that the controversy on homosexuality has become part of African postcolonial identity politics in our globalizing world (Hoad, 2007).…”

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Taking Up the Cudgels Against Gay Rights? Trends and Trajectories in African Christian Theologies on Homosexuality

Klinken

Gunda

2012

Journal of Homosexuality

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“…Many Africans in Zimbabwe believe that homosexuality is an alien "disease" which was brought into the country by White settlers (Epprecht, 1998(Epprecht, , 2013). However, a study carried out by Epprecht (1998) contradicts such a perspective by highlighting that although White people are blamed, homosexual behaviours have historically been prevalent in Zimbabwe even before the colonial era, albeit being traditionally disapproved of. Nevertheless, local people believe that the "disease" of homosexuality spreads through ambassadors and tourists from the Global North, thereby threatening the family values of the African people.…”

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confidence: 99%