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Defining African Feminism(s) While #BeingFemaleinNigeria

Defining African Feminism(s) While #BeingFemaleinNigeria AbstractIn 2015, a reading group in Abuja, Nigeria, started the hashtag #BeingFemaleinNigeria, which received widespread attention. Within the confines of 140 characters, Nigerian women and men shared stories of gender inequality, sexism and misogyny in the country. Using feminist critical discourse analysis, this article unpacks the tweets under the #BeingFemaleinNigeria hashtag, and teases out what they tell us about gender inequality in Nigeria, and the ambitions for emancipation. This article takes the stance that African feminism(s) exist, that empirical study of lived experiences of African women should define it, and not perspectives that reject and argue that feminism comes from the other. Therefore, this empirical research contributes to scholarship that seeks to define the characteristics of African feminism(s), particularly as the field is criticised for being over-theorised. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African Diaspora Brill

Defining African Feminism(s) While #BeingFemaleinNigeria

African Diaspora , Volume 12 (1-2): 25 – Jun 28, 2020

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Brill
Copyright
Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1872-5457
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1872-5465
DOI
10.1163/18725465-bja10009
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Abstract

AbstractIn 2015, a reading group in Abuja, Nigeria, started the hashtag #BeingFemaleinNigeria, which received widespread attention. Within the confines of 140 characters, Nigerian women and men shared stories of gender inequality, sexism and misogyny in the country. Using feminist critical discourse analysis, this article unpacks the tweets under the #BeingFemaleinNigeria hashtag, and teases out what they tell us about gender inequality in Nigeria, and the ambitions for emancipation. This article takes the stance that African feminism(s) exist, that empirical study of lived experiences of African women should define it, and not perspectives that reject and argue that feminism comes from the other. Therefore, this empirical research contributes to scholarship that seeks to define the characteristics of African feminism(s), particularly as the field is criticised for being over-theorised.

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African DiasporaBrill

Published: Jun 28, 2020

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