Knowing Women Same-Sex Intimacy, Gender, and Identity in Postcolonial Ghana

Knowing Women Same-Sex Intimacy, Gender, and Identity in Postcolonial Ghana

This intimate study focuses on the everyday lives of working-class women who love women in Ghana. Set in the context of the political, economic and social developments affecting people's lives across Africa, it goes beyond LGBT rights by including desires and intimacies not captured in categori...

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Main Author: Owusua Dankwa, Serena (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2021
Series:Social Sciences
Subjects:
Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography
Feminism & feminist theory
Gender studies, gender groups
Erotic confessions & true stories
Family & relationships
African studies
LGBT and queer studies
gender studies
feminist theory
social and cultural anthropology
postcolonial studies
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Summary:This intimate study focuses on the everyday lives of working-class women who love women in Ghana. Set in the context of the political, economic and social developments affecting people's lives across Africa, it goes beyond LGBT rights by including desires and intimacies not captured in categories of sexual identity.
ISBN:9781108863575
9781108495905
DOI:10.1017/9781108863575
Access:Open Access

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