The Resource Heterosexual Africa? : the history of an idea from the age of exploration to the age of AIDS, Marc Epprecht
Heterosexual Africa? : the history of an idea from the age of exploration to the age of AIDS, Marc Epprecht
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- Summary
- Heterosexual Africa? The History of an Idea from the Age of Exploration to the Age of AIDS builds from Marc Epprecht's previous book, Hungochani (which focuses explicitly on same-sex desire in southern Africa), to explore the historical processes by which a singular, heterosexual identity for Africa was constructed<U+0127> �by anthropologists, ethnopsychologists, colonial officials, African elites, and most recently, health care workers seeking to address the HIV/AIDS pandemic. This is an eloquently written, accessible book, based on a rich and diverse range of sources, that will find enthusiastic audiences in classrooms and in the general public. Epprecht argues that Africans, just like people all over the world, have always had a range of sexualities and sexual identities. Over the course of the last two centuries, however, African societies south of the Sahara have come to be viewed as singularly heterosexual. Epprecht carefully traces the many routes by which this singularity, this heteronormativity, became a dominant culture. In telling a fascinating story that will surely generate lively debate, Epprecht makes his project speak to a range of literatures<U+0127> �queer theory, the new imperial history, African social history, queer and women's studies, and biomedical literature on the HIV/AIDS pandemic. He does this with a light enough hand that his story is not bogged down by endless references to particular debates --
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 231 pages
- Contents
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- A puzzling blindspot, a troubling silence, a strange consensus: reflections on the heterosexual norm in "African AIDS"
- The ethnography of African straightness
- Ethnopsychiatry and the making of gay Shaka
- Slim disease and the science of silence
- Alternatives and ambiguities : African voices in literature and film
- Isbn
- 9781869141578
- Label
- Heterosexual Africa? : the history of an idea from the age of exploration to the age of AIDS
- Title
- Heterosexual Africa?
- Title remainder
- the history of an idea from the age of exploration to the age of AIDS
- Statement of responsibility
- Marc Epprecht
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Heterosexual Africa? The History of an Idea from the Age of Exploration to the Age of AIDS builds from Marc Epprecht's previous book, Hungochani (which focuses explicitly on same-sex desire in southern Africa), to explore the historical processes by which a singular, heterosexual identity for Africa was constructed<U+0127> �by anthropologists, ethnopsychologists, colonial officials, African elites, and most recently, health care workers seeking to address the HIV/AIDS pandemic. This is an eloquently written, accessible book, based on a rich and diverse range of sources, that will find enthusiastic audiences in classrooms and in the general public. Epprecht argues that Africans, just like people all over the world, have always had a range of sexualities and sexual identities. Over the course of the last two centuries, however, African societies south of the Sahara have come to be viewed as singularly heterosexual. Epprecht carefully traces the many routes by which this singularity, this heteronormativity, became a dominant culture. In telling a fascinating story that will surely generate lively debate, Epprecht makes his project speak to a range of literatures<U+0127> �queer theory, the new imperial history, African social history, queer and women's studies, and biomedical literature on the HIV/AIDS pandemic. He does this with a light enough hand that his story is not bogged down by endless references to particular debates --
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- Epprecht, Marc
- Dewey number
- 306.7660967
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- New African histories series
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Homosexuality
- Gays
- AIDS (Disease)
- HIV infections
- Africa
- Africa
- Label
- Heterosexual Africa? : the history of an idea from the age of exploration to the age of AIDS, Marc Epprecht
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-218) and index
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- volume
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- rdacarrier.
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- Contents
- A puzzling blindspot, a troubling silence, a strange consensus: reflections on the heterosexual norm in "African AIDS" -- The ethnography of African straightness -- Ethnopsychiatry and the making of gay Shaka -- Slim disease and the science of silence -- Alternatives and ambiguities : African voices in literature and film
- Control code
- FIEb17528811
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xiii, 231 pages
- Isbn
- 9781869141578
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)192056185
- Label
- Heterosexual Africa? : the history of an idea from the age of exploration to the age of AIDS, Marc Epprecht
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-218) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- A puzzling blindspot, a troubling silence, a strange consensus: reflections on the heterosexual norm in "African AIDS" -- The ethnography of African straightness -- Ethnopsychiatry and the making of gay Shaka -- Slim disease and the science of silence -- Alternatives and ambiguities : African voices in literature and film
- Control code
- FIEb17528811
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xiii, 231 pages
- Isbn
- 9781869141578
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)192056185
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