126 Pages
by
Routledge
126 Pages
by
Routledge
126 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book calls for the institution of an African feminist philosophy of language, challenging existing debates and encouraging a move away from the Western gaze.
The book begins with an analysis of the philosophical context of African feminism, and a call for the decolonization of epistemological discourse. Oyeleye then goes on to consider how indigenous patriarchies play out in the cultural... Read more
Foreword by Obioma Nnaemeka
Acknowledgements
Introduction: On a Subversive Feminist Rhetoric
1. What is Woman? Conceptualising Feminism(s)
2. Feminist Scholarship and the Politics of Language in Africa
3. The Dehumanized Woman in History, Philosophy and Culture
4. Between Proverbs and Postproverbials
5. Towards an African Feminist Philosophy of Language
Biography
Olayinka Oyeleye holds a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Her research profile articulates an interdisciplinary platform that straddles African feminist philosophy, philosophy of language and African gender and ethical discourses. Her essays have appeared in many distinguished publications.
