How sisterhood, prayer and sex changed a nation at war beast books, 20. Oyeronke oyewumi is associate professor of sociology, state university of new york, stony brook, usa. Preged english writing summer 2003 instructor, adult and continuing education, city college of. Uploaded by emmanuel guerisoli on december 20, 2019. A word of advice you know what type of student you are and what type of work you can put out. Philosophy and methods of the social sciences instructors cameron macdonald and don tontiplaphol teaching fellow tim beaumont spring 2014. The nigerianborn scholar studied at the university of ibadan and at the university of california at berkeley. Oyeronke oyewumi is an associate professor of sociology at the state university of new york at stony brook, where she has taught courses on gender and globilization and feminist theory. They have not been exclusively focused on african conceptions of personhood and how these conceptions have impacted on feminist thinking in the african philosophy.
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The eurocentric foundations of feminist concepts and the challenge of african epistemologies by oyeronke oyewumi the last five centuries, described as the age of modernity, have been defined by a number of historical processes. The 60th gathering of all african peoples was recently hosted by the institute of african studies, university of ghana under the theme revisiting the 1958 allafrican peoples conference the unfinished business of liberation. Gender discourses by oyeronke oyewumi o yeronke oyewumis central. Visualizing the body society is seen as an accurate reflection of genetic endowment. Oyewumi, philosophy, africa, gender, feminism, relationality. A work that rethinks gender as a western construction, the invention of women offers a new way of understanding both yoruban and western cultures. Making an african sense of western gender discourses minnesota, 1997. In contrast, the mind is the seat of reason, restraint, control and power.
Extract from nivedita menon seeing like a feminist penguinzubaan 2012 body if they see breasts and long hair coming, they call it woman if beard and whiskers they call it man but look, the self that hovers in between is neither man nor woman. This paper questions oyeronke oyewumi s 1997 claim in her thoughtprovoking work, the invention of women. Author oyeronke oyewumi reveals an ideology of biological determinism at the heart of western social categoriesthe idea that biology. Rethinking social attitudes towards women notwithstanding the importance of health system reform in delivering better health outcomes for women in africa, there is absolute need for a similar effort to rethink. Yoruba scholarship and male dominance in oyewumi, ed. Oyewumi first name was found 28 times in 5 different countries. Everything name meaning, origin, pronunciation, numerology, popularity and more information about oyewumi at nameaning. Adesina, rhodes university women and peace building in conflict and post conflict.
Feminism is african, and other implications of reading oyeronke oyewumi as a relational thinker. The construction of gendered discourses, and the hegemonies that they imply in the west, she argues, were part of the british colonial project but also have manifested in contemporary western feminist and. Nigerian feminist scholar oyeronke oyewumi famously argues that. Focus on indigenous literature rupkatha journal on. These texts, however, generally consider the roles that african women have played in african history. Making african sense of western gender discourses, oyeronke oyewumi argues that yoruba linguistic registers do not account for gender.
Yoruba christianity and indigenous yoruba religion. Isaps 2011 the ohio state university osu department of. The gendering of african traditions, spaces, social institutions, and identities palgrave 2010. Oyeronke oyewumi ti1e last frve centuries, described as the age of modernity, have been defined by a number of historical processes. The oc woman question, oco this book asserts, is a western one, and not a proper lens for viewing african society. Making an african sense of western gender discourses looks at the yoruba example and puts forth the argument that yoruba also did not place as much importance on a gender binary prior to european contact. Seeing through a womans eye yoruba religious tradition and. Reflecting on the politics of sisterhood by oyewumi, oyeronke and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Making an african sense of western gender discourses university of minnesota press, 1997, oyeronke oyewumi makes the case that the narrative of gendered corporeality that dominates the western interpretation of the social world is a cultural discourse and cannot be assumed uncritically for other cultures. Professor oyewumi is your typical professor at stony brook if you do not show effort that you care about real improvement in class and real care about your final grade, they will just look at you as a number that can either pass or fail and no in between. Oyeronke oyewumi the invention of women making an african sense of western gender discourses university of minnesota press 1997 1. Women in yoruba christianity and indigenous religion this project focuses on the place and role of women in two religious traditions. View oyeronke oyewumis profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Oyeronke oyewumi in her awardwinning book the invention of women. At best, it can be considered to be pseudo argument. Making an african sense of western gender discourses, she offers a postcolonial feminist critique of western dominance in african studies. Journal of international students 491 the midst of a society that has a strong belief in the primitiveness and.
Professor oyeronke oyewumi professor ratna kapur dr fatou kine camara professor dianne otto wednesday and thursday 14 may 2015. Oyeronke olajubu womens studies in religion program. Redefining colonized french identity through music 2 michael gott, university of texas, austin. The body is equated with passion, irrationality, barbarism and loss of control. He is presently finishing his dissertation, eating disorders. Ali tripp, women and power in postconflict africa cambridge, 2015. Constructing a yoruba worldsense the central thesis of oyewumi s provocative book the invention of women, is to deny that gender is a fundamental social category in all cultures. Constructing a yoruba worldsense the central thesis of oyewumis provocative book the invention of women, is to deny that gender is a fundamental social category in all cultures.
Keywords oyewumi, philosophy, africa, gender, feminism, relationality introduction. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover oyeronke. Procreation and identity in the age of modernity, by oyeronke oyewumi. Nigerian sociologist oyeronke oyewumi has also been among those to strongly. Bringing together the essential writing on this topic from the last 25 years, these essays discuss gend. Listen to the audio pronunciation of oyeronke oyewumi on pronouncekiwi. Classroom policies and ethics students are expected to arrive to class on time, be attentive and remain until class is over.
Extract from nivedita menon seeing like a feminist penguin. African gender studies by oyeronke oyewumi, 9781403962829, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. These include the atlantic slave trade and attendant institutions as well as european colonisation of africa, asia and latin america. Jennifer wilkinson 1998, osire glacier 2014, oyeronke oyewumi 2003. Ik verzorg daar colleges over decolonizing the mind. Oyeronke oyewumi the invention of women making an african.
Theorists such as niara sudarkasa, oyeronke oyewumi and nkiru nzegwu have argued that, while african societies may well have their own forms of inequality and stratification, it is wrong to suggest that sexual asymmetry is internal to african societies, or that gender, prior. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Literature, history, orature indiana university press, 2005. Research paper topics will be chosen in consultation with the professor and students will present their research to the class during the last two weeks of the semester. Seniority refers primarily to chronological age difference. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. Oyeronk oyewumi is a nigerian gender scholar and full professor of sociology at stony brook. An anglican crisis of comparison 343 this clash of the hemispheres culminated not in the signing of a resolutionalthough one was eventually, and painfully, passedbut in an. Oyeronke oyewumi, decolonizing the intellectual and the quotidian. Extract from nivedita menon seeing like a feminist. Making an african sense of western gender discourses. Also, the issue of gender and the dynamism that attends its existence in relation to power structures in religion have been the focus of scholarly works.
African studies quarterly volume 6, issue 3 fall 2002 jeremy rich is a visiting instructor at the department of history at colby college in waterville, maine. Oyewumi s argument resonates with other critiques of the european schism between mind and body lloyd 1984. The namibian miniskirt ban introduction the study of sexuality is a complex but undoubtedly vital one. Ti1e idea of modernity evokes the development of capitalism and in. The last five centuries, described as the age of modernity, have been defined by a number of historical processes including the atlantic. Oyeronke olajubu the study of yoruba religion has enjoyed a significant boost lately, especially since the discovery of the strong influence of this tradition in the atlantic world. Being consistently late is a disruption to the class and is not acceptable. In this interview in spanish, nelson maldonadotorres presents his thoughts on. Gender terrains in african cinema dominica dipio published by african books collective dipio, dominica. Home institution university of ilorin research project veritable vehicle of traditions. Gender and the colonial soas, university of london.
Author oyeronke oyewumi reveals an ideology of biological determinism at the heart of western social categoriesthe idea that biology provides the rationale for organizing the social world. A estrutura da familia, concebida como tendo uma unidade conjugal no centro, presta. Oyeronke oyewumi reveals an ideology of biological determinism at the heart of western social categories the idea that biology provides the rationale for organizing the social world. Douglas ficek curriculum vitae john jay college of criminal. Making african sense of western gender discourses by oyeronke oyewumi. Is there a place that is nongendered in this world a. This is due in course to the simple fact that policing sexuality is a means to controlling people. Feminism is african, and other implications of reading. Oyeronke oyewumi, state university of new yorkstony brook presider. Oyeronke oyewumi, state university of new yorkstony brook rethinking the nationbuilding project in africa.
Feminism is african, and other implications of reading oyeronke. A shocking story from behind the bars of balis most notorious prison, by paul conibeerin 2012, paul conibeer was jailed in balis infamous jail after a dispute over an unpaid hotel bill. A social history of food supply and food consumption of libreville and the gabon estuary 18421960. Oyeronke oyewumis controversial the invention of women. A work that rethinks gender as a western contruction, the invention of women offers a new way of understanding both yoruban and western cultures. In all of her work, oyeronke oyewumi attempts to provide a more nuanced understanding of these societies, thereby avoiding reductionist formulations. Pdf this paper questions oyeronke oyewumis 1997 claim in her thoughtprovoking work, the invention of women. Making sense of gender discourses university of minnesota press, 1997. Oyeronke oyewumi, akin adesokan, adeolu ademoyo, idowu obasa, dapo olorunyomi, kemi rotimi, tola pearce, sheila walker, inka alasade, k eren brathwaite, and susan babbitt are old friends and worthy interlocutors who with their ques tions, qualms, doubts sometimes about my sanit y, and even, on occasion, hostility have.
Oyeronke oyewumi reveals an ideology of biological determinism at the heart of western social categories the idea that biology provides. The woman question, this book asserts, is a western one, and not a proper lens for viewing african society. Leaders, by babacar fall documents the career of two women politicians. Proverbs, textuality, and nativism in african literature university press of florida, 1998 celebrating d.