Gender and Decolonization in the Congo: The Legacy of Patrice Lumumba

Bouwer, K.

Patrice Lumumba s legacy continues to fire the imagination of politicians, activists, and artists. But women have been missing from accounts of the Congo s decolonization. What new ideals of masculinity and femininity were generated in this struggle? Were masculinist biases re-inscribed in later depictions of the martyred nationalist? Through analysis of Lumumba s writings and speeches, the life stories of women activists, and literary and cinematic works, Gender and Decolonization in the Congo: The Legacy of Patrice Lumumba challenges male-centered interpretations of Congolese nationalism and illustrates how generic conventions both reinforced and undercut gender bias in representations of Lumumba and his female contemporaries.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2010-09-10

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230615571

DOI: 10.1057/9780230110403

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 247