The Palgrave Handbook of African Men and Masculinities

Name: The Palgrave Handbook of African Men and Masculinities
Brand: Springer
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By Mlambo, Obert Bernard

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This handbook provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of key theoretical and analytical approaches, topics and debates in contemporary scholarship on African masculinities. Refusing to privilege Western theoretical constructs (but remaining in dialogue with them), contributors explore the contestations around and diversities within men, masculinities and sexualities in Africa; investigate individual and collective practices of masculinity; and interrogate the social construction of masculinities.
Bringing together insights from scholars across gender studies, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, history, literature and religion, this book demonstrates how recognizing and upholding the integrity of African phenomena, locating and reflecting on men and masculinities in varied African contexts and drawing new theoretical frameworks all combine to take the discourse on men and masculinities in Africa forward. Chapters examine a range of issues within the context ofmasculinities, including embodiment, sport, violence, militarism, spirituality, gender roles, fatherhood, homosexuality, health and work.
This handbook will be valuable reading for scholars, researchers, and policymakers in Masculinity Studies, and more broadly Gender Studies, as well as Africana Studies.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Number of Pages:: 1028
Release Date:: 2025-05-09
Publication Date:: 2025-05-09
Publisher:: Springer
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 3031491696
ISBN13:: 9783031491696
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 1298 g
Height:: 14.8 cm
Width:: 21 cm
Thickness:: 5.5 cm

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