Exploring the Transformative Essence of Intellectual Feminism in Africa: Some Contributions of Amina Mama

The paper seeks to explore the transformative essence of intellectual feminism in Africa, with particular reference to the contributions of Amina Mama. Following textual and contextual exegeses of works by or on the focal scholar-activist, as well as insights drawn on extant literature on aspects of...

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Main Author:	Okoli Al Chukwuma
Format:	article
Language:	EN
Published:	De Gruyter 2021
Subjects:	amina mama feminism intellectual feminism social transformation transformational feminism Political science J
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:96fa92e0be4b4393b67902ddc82ec1462021-12-05T14:11:00ZExploring the Transformative Essence of Intellectual Feminism in Africa: Some Contributions of Amina Mama2543-804210.1515/openps-2021-0013https://doaj.org/article/96fa92e0be4b4393b67902ddc82ec1462021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/openps-2021-0013https://doaj.org/toc/2543-8042The paper seeks to explore the transformative essence of intellectual feminism in Africa, with particular reference to the contributions of Amina Mama. Following textual and contextual exegeses of works by or on the focal scholar-activist, as well as insights drawn on extant literature on aspects of her gender/feminist engagements/scholarship, the paper posits that Amina Mama has made significant transformative contributions in various sites of intellectual feminism, especially in the areas of intellectual resourcing, academic leadership and mentoring, as well as strategic scholarly activism/advocacy. Among other things, the study intends to set an agenda on how to effectively link feminist scholarship to practice in an effort to mainstreaming social transformation in Africa.Okoli Al ChukwumaDe Gruyterarticleamina mamafeminismintellectual feminismsocial transformationtransformational feminismPolitical scienceJENOpen Political Science, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 126-135 (2021)
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description	The paper seeks to explore the transformative essence of intellectual feminism in Africa, with particular reference to the contributions of Amina Mama. Following textual and contextual exegeses of works by or on the focal scholar-activist, as well as insights drawn on extant literature on aspects of her gender/feminist engagements/scholarship, the paper posits that Amina Mama has made significant transformative contributions in various sites of intellectual feminism, especially in the areas of intellectual resourcing, academic leadership and mentoring, as well as strategic scholarly activism/advocacy. Among other things, the study intends to set an agenda on how to effectively link feminist scholarship to practice in an effort to mainstreaming social transformation in Africa.
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Exploring the Transformative Essence of Intellectual Feminism in Africa: Some Contributions of Amina Mama

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