| Changing Narratives of Sexuality: Contestations, Compliance and Womens Empowerment Contributor(s): Jolly, Susie (Contribution by), Pereira, Charmaine (Editor), Cornwall, Andrea (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1783600136 ISBN-13: 9781783600137 Publisher: Zed Books OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 305.42 |
| Series: Feminisms and Development |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.6" (1.00 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Changing Narratives of Sexuality examines the tensions and contradictions in constructions of gender, sexuality and women's empowerment in the various narrations of sexuality told by and about women. From storytelling to women's engagement with state institutions, stories of unmarried women and ageing women, a sex scandal and narrations of religious influence on women's subjectivities and sexualities, this impressive collection explores sexuality in a wide range of national contexts in the global South. The authors analyse what scope exists for women to subvert repressive norms and conceptions of heterosexuality, interweaving rich, contextual detail with theoretical concerns. |