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Feminist African Philosophy: Women and the Politics of Difference

Feminist African Philosophy: Women and the Politics of Difference

Ipadeola, Abosede Priscilla

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Studies in African Philosophy

PhilosophyGeneral Gender StudiesGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies

ISBN10: 1032131306
ISBN13: 9781032131306
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Aug 26 2022
Pages: 166
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

The book argues that women's perspectives and gender issues must be mainstreamed across African philosophy in order for the discipline to truly represent the thoughts of Africans across the continent.

African philosophy as an academic discipline emerged as a direct challenge to Western and Eurocentric hegemonies. It sought to actualize the project of decolonization and to contribute African perspectives to global discourses. There has, however, been a dominance of male perspectives in this field of human knowledge. This book argues that African philosophy cannot claim to have liberated people of African descent from marginalization until the androcentric nature of African philosophy is addressed. Key concepts such as Ujamaa, Negritude, Ubuntu, Consciencism, and African Socialism are explored as they relate to African women's lives or as models of inclusion or exclusion from politics. In addition to offering a feminist critique of African philosophy, the book also discusses topics that have been consistently overlooked in African philosophy. These topics include sex, sexuality, rape, motherhood, prostitution, and the low participation of women in politics.

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