Feminist Africa begins with a focus on “Intellectual Politics”, so that we can begin by bringing critical feminist perspectives to bear on the institutional terrain that is formally responsible for African knowledge production, namely our institutions of higher learning. Higher education and research organisations in Africa have proved so resistant to feminist intellectual work that many educated women prefer to work elsewhere. Nonetheless, the AGI’s recent survey identified over 30 institutions with gender studies in one form or another. Of the 27 centres which provided details, 16 have dedicated gender units, departments or programmes. The remaining 11 do not have a formal dedicated programme or structure, but they do offer courses, modules or substantive input to existing courses. As many as 11 out of the 16 dedicated units state that they offer postgraduate degrees, while 3 offer postgraduate diplomas, and fourteen offer undergraduate courses in gender or women’s studies.
Past Issue
Intellectual Politics
Content
Editorial
Editorial
– by Amina Mama
Features
Exploration of a “Gap”: Strategising Gender Equity in African Universities
– by Jane Bennett
Between Knowing and Imagining – What Space for Feminism in Scholarship on Africa
– by Charmaine Pereira
African Universitites and Globalisation
– by Paul Zeleza
Standpoint
This forum opens up a space for polemical or reflective views on the theme of the current issue of Feminist Africa. These views are prompted by work published in the issue, but offer independent reflections. The publication of views in this forum after the publication of the issue is aimed at generating ongoing debate and conversation.
Coming Out and Being Proudly Threatening: Feminist Activists and African Academies[1]
– by Pumla Dineo Gqola
Pumla Dineo Gqola, womanist scholar, writer and lecturer based at the University of the Free State, South Africa
A Note on the Grammar of Intellectuals
– by Kopano Ratele
Kopano Ratele, lecturer at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Is Sisterhood Possible? Racial (Dis)Harmony and Feminism in Higher Education
– by Relebohile Moletsane
Relebohile Moletsane, lecturer at the University of Natal, South Africa
Intellectual Politics and Radical Feminist Praxis
– by Patricia McFadden
Pat McFadden, a feminist activist and scholar who has worked for many years in Zimbabwe, is the editor of SAFERE. She is currently based in the United States
Gender Research/Teaching Forum
Ruth Ochieng talks about ICTs and gender networking.
Shereen Essof gives students’ perspectives on academic life.
Profiles
Obituary: Dr. Nina Mba (24th April 1944 – 14th January 2002)
– by Bolanle Awe
Profile of Women’s Research and Documentation Centre, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
– by Abiola Odejide
In Conversation
Reviews
Issues 1 & 2 from Volume 5
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Pan-African Feminist Popular Education
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“Rethinking African Feminisms in the ‘New’ Normal”
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