Gender and Decolonization in the Congo

The Legacy of Patrice Lumumba

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, Social Science, Gender Studies
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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.

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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.

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