1st Edition

Women’s Lived Landscapes of War and Liberation in Mozambique Bodily Memory and the Gendered Aesthetics of Belonging

280 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

278 Pages 24 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

Description

This book tells the history of the changing gendered landscapes of northern Mozambique from the perspective of women who fought in the armed struggle for national independence, diverting from the often-told narrative of women in nationalist wars that emphasizes a linear plot of liberation. Taking a novel approach in focusing on the body, senses, and landscape, Jonna Katto, through a study of... Read more

Part 1: Talking Freedom

1. FRELIMO Nationalism, Female Bodies, and the Language of Gender

Part 2: Violent Liberation

2. Female Combatants and the Gendered Styles of Being

3. Guerrilla Life and the Haptics of the “Bush”

4. Body Feelings and Violent Memories

Part 3: Beautiful Belonging

5. Living Landscape

6. Rhythmic Beauty

7. Home, (Be)longing, and the Beautiful