This book investigates how the intersection between gendered violence and human rights is depicted and engaged with in Africana literature and films.
The rich and multifarious range of film and literature emanating from Africa and the diaspora provides a fascinating lens through which we can understand the complex consequences of gendered violence on the lives of women, children and minorities. Contributors to this volume examine the many ways in which gendered violence mirrors, expresses, projects and articulates the larger phenomenon of human rights violations in Africa and the African diaspora and how, in turn, the discourse of human rights informs the ways in which we articulate, interrogate, conceptualise and interpret gendered violence in literature and film. The book also shines a light on the linguistic contradictions and ambiguities in the articulation of gendered violence in private spaces and war.
This book will be essential reading for scholars, critics, feminists, teachers and students seeking solid grounding in exploring gendered violence and human rights in theory and practice.
The rich and multifarious range of film and literature emanating from Africa and the diaspora provides a fascinating lens through which we can understand the complex consequences of gendered violence on the lives of women, children and minorities. Contributors to this volume examine the many ways in which gendered violence mirrors, expresses, projects and articulates the larger phenomenon of human rights violations in Africa and the African diaspora and how, in turn, the discourse of human rights informs the ways in which we articulate, interrogate, conceptualise and interpret gendered violence in literature and film. The book also shines a light on the linguistic contradictions and ambiguities in the articulation of gendered violence in private spaces and war.
This book will be essential reading for scholars, critics, feminists, teachers and students seeking solid grounding in exploring gendered violence and human rights in theory and practice.
"this book offers a diverse examination of the intersection of human rights violations and gendered violence in some African and diasporic literature and cinema. Perhaps what makes this volume so valuable is its insistence on foregrounding agency and ongoing resistance, and its effort to complicate notions of gendered violence by considering women, men, non-binary people and children as they strive against the oppressive structures that inflict gender-based harm. Another strength of this book is its relatively wide reach, which includes work from several African countries."
Megan E. Fourqurean, Journal of the African Literature Association, 2024
"the book is informative, rich in research and well-written. I would recommend the book to postgraduate students and academics studying related subjects as it would provide them with insightful theorisations of gendered violence and human rights violations."
Hlengiwe Nkosi, Imbizo : International Journal of African Literary and Comparative Studies, 2023
Megan E. Fourqurean, Journal of the African Literature Association, 2024
"the book is informative, rich in research and well-written. I would recommend the book to postgraduate students and academics studying related subjects as it would provide them with insightful theorisations of gendered violence and human rights violations."
Hlengiwe Nkosi, Imbizo : International Journal of African Literary and Comparative Studies, 2023