Gender and Decolonization in the Congo
The Legacy of Patrice Lumumba
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, Social Science, Gender Studies
| Author: | K. Bouwer | ISBN: | 9780230110403 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | September 10, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | K. Bouwer |
| ISBN: | 9780230110403 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | September 10, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Patrice Lumumba s legacy continues to fire the imagination of politicians, activists, and artists. But women have been missing from accounts of the Congo s decolonization. What new ideals of masculinity and femininity were generated in this struggle? Were masculinist biases re-inscribed in later depictions of the martyred nationalist? Through analysis of Lumumba s writings and speeches, the life stories of women activists, and literary and cinematic works, Gender and Decolonization in the Congo: The Legacy of Patrice Lumumba challenges male-centered interpretations of Congolese nationalism and illustrates how generic conventions both reinforced and undercut gender bias in representations of Lumumba and his female contemporaries.
Patrice Lumumba s legacy continues to fire the imagination of politicians, activists, and artists. But women have been missing from accounts of the Congo s decolonization. What new ideals of masculinity and femininity were generated in this struggle? Were masculinist biases re-inscribed in later depictions of the martyred nationalist? Through analysis of Lumumba s writings and speeches, the life stories of women activists, and literary and cinematic works, Gender and Decolonization in the Congo: The Legacy of Patrice Lumumba challenges male-centered interpretations of Congolese nationalism and illustrates how generic conventions both reinforced and undercut gender bias in representations of Lumumba and his female contemporaries.
