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Abstract:Across West Africa, postmenopausal women, whom Laura Grillo calls the "Mothers," have expressed outrage at male political mismanagement by exposing their breasts and genitalia. This essay explores the contributions of… Click to show full abstract
Abstract:Across West Africa, postmenopausal women, whom Laura Grillo calls the "Mothers," have expressed outrage at male political mismanagement by exposing their breasts and genitalia. This essay explores the contributions of and tensions within Grillo's analysis of the Mothers' history of protest, referencing Grillo's superb ethnographic and historical account.
Keywords:
strategic essentialism;
invention gender;
west africa;
gender strategic;
mothers invention;
essentialism women
Journal Title: Journal of Africana Religions
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Journal of Africana Religions
Year Published: 2019
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