Male daughters, female husbands
Book by Ifi Amadiume
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In 1987, more than a decade before the dawn of queer theory, Ifi Amadiume wrote Male Daughters, Female Husbands, to critical acclaim.This compelling and highly original book frees the subject position ... Google Books
Originally published: 1987
Author: Ifi Amadiume
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Apr 15, 2015 · Male Daughters, Female Husbands is a groundbreaking work in the study of gender in Africa. It presents a subtle, honest and clear portrait of ...
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"Male daughters" are blood-related women (sisters) in the household of the husband, which are seen as above the wive(s) of that husband. The author's ...
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Male Daughters, Female Husbands is best known for its arguments about the possibility that women in some African societies were able to access masculine social ...
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This compelling and highly original book frees the subject position of 'husband' from its affiliation with men, and goes on to do the same for other masculine ...
Male Daughters, Female Husbands: Gender and Sex in an African Society
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I bought Male Daughters, Female Husbands on the title alone, expecting it to be an anthropological study discussing how an indigenous society had made space and ...
Aug 12, 2016 · An irony of the title of this book is that Male Daughters, Female Husbands is not about male daughters or female husbands. It is about balanced ...
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This compelling and highly original book frees the subject position of 'husband' from its affiliation with men, and goes on to do the same for other masculine ...
This paper examines the legacy of Ifi Amadiume's Male Daughters, Female Husbands: Gender and Sex in an African Society (1987) to African gender theorisation ...