Politicizing Sex in Contemporary Africa - Homophobia in Malawi

List of contents

List of figures; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction: politicized homophobia in Malawi; 1. The politicization of same-sex sexualities in Malawi; 2. Trials of love: the rise of politicized homophobia; 3. The repressive 'wedge' politics of politicized homophobia; 4. Arrested solidarity: why some movements do not support LGBT rights; 5. Under duress: sexual minorities' perceptions about the effects of politicized homophobia; Conclusion: the reach and limits of politicized homophobia; References.

About the author

Ashley Currier is Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Cincinnati. Her first book, Out in Africa: LGBT Organizing in Namibia and South Africa (2012), was a finalist for a 2013 Lambda Literary Book Award. Her research on gender and sexual diversity organizing in Africa has been published in Critical African Studies, Feminist Formations, Gender & Society, GLQ, Mobilization, Politique Africaine, Signs, and Women's Studies Quarterly.

Summary

By systematically documenting the emergence of politicized homophobia in Malawi, its appropriation by political elites as a strategy to consolidate power, and its effect on different social movements, Currier challenges Western portrayals of Africa as a hotbed of homophobia.

Product details

• Authors: Ashley Currier, Ashley (University of Cincinnati) Currier, Currier Ashley
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9781108448376
• ISBN: 978-1-108-44837-6
• No. of pages: 318
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; HISTORY / Africa / General, Gay & Lesbian studies, African History, Political control and freedoms, Political Control & Freedoms, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics