Researching Gender Relations in Africa

Directions and Landmarks in Feminist Research Methodology

Bibliographic Data

ID11792789
AuthorsJosephine Ahikire (0000-0002-9166-7737, Makerere University, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume20
Issue1
Pages1-21
Publication date2022-07-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Higher Education in Africa (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0851-7762
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.57054/jhea.v20i1.2184
OpenAlexW4324271974
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited46

This article is a reflection on critical perspectives on researching gender relations. It is an overview of the landmarks in feminist methodology and the quest for greater inventiveness and sensibility in researching gender relations in Africa. Critical questions include: What milestones have been reached and why? What flaws do we need to correct and what will it take? The article was generated as part of feminist research methodology training at CODESRIA. It is designed to be a contribution to the ongoing African feminist conversation around the critical need for debunking colonial discourses and developmentalist buzzwords in researching gender relations, and the need for African realities to inform research and knowledge generation on gender relations on the continent

Colonialism · Conversation · Critical reflection · Feminism · Feminist philosophy · Feminist Studies · Gender relations · Pedagogy · Political science · Sensibility · Sociology · African history and culture studies · Gender Studies · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Law · South African History and Culture