Lyn Ossome: 2 books
Gender, Ethnicity, and Violence in Kenya’s Transitions to Democracy
States of Violence
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2018
Critiquing the valorization of democracy as a means of containing violence and stabilizing political contestation, this book draws links between the democratization process and sexual/gendered violence observed against women during electioneering periods in Kenya. The book shows the contradictory...
Transatlantic Feminisms
Women and Gender Studies in Africa and the Diaspora
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2015
Transatlantic Feminisms is an interdisciplinary collection of original feminist research on women’s lives in Africa and the African diaspora. Demonstrating the power and value of transcontinental connections and exchanges between feminist thinkers, this unique collection of fifteen essays addresses...