Undesirable Practices

Undesirable Practices
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Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages : 307
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ISBN-10 : 9780803286962
ISBN-13 : 0803286961
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Book Synopsis Undesirable Practices by : Jessica Cammaert

Download or read book Undesirable Practices written by Jessica Cammaert and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2016-07 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Undesirable Practices examines both the intended and the unintended consequences of “imperial feminism” and British colonial interventions in “undesirable” cultural practices in northern Ghana. Jessica Cammaert addresses the state management of social practices such as female circumcision, nudity, prostitution, and “illicit” adoption as well as the hesitation to impose severe punishments for the slave dealing of females, particularly female children. She examines the gendered power relations and colonial attitudes that targeted women and children spanning pre- and postcolonial periods, the early postindependence years, and post-Nkrumah policies. In particular, Cammaert examines the limits of the male colonial gaze and argues that the power lay not in the gaze itself but in the act of “looking away,” a calculated aversion of attention intended to maintain the tribal community and retain control over the movement, sexuality, and labor of women and children. With its examination of broader time periods and topics and its complex analytical arguments, Undesirable Practices makes a valuable contribution to literature in African studies, contemporary advocacy discourse, women and gender studies, and critical postcolonial studies.


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