Loes Oudenhuijsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 293085 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Loes Oudenhuijsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Loes |
| FAMILY NAME | Oudenhuijsen |
| SIGNATURE | OUDENHUIJSEN L |
| AFFILIATIONS | African Studies Centre, Leiden University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Sexualised researchers in ethnographic encounters
Despite decades of feminist critique on androcentric biases in academia, mainstream academic literature and training of ethnographic research typically neglects the gendered and sexualised dynamics between researchers and interlocutors, in particular the prevalence of sexualised harassment in fieldwork settings. This article outlines why this topic remains overlooked within anthropological training and education and, more importantly, how we can …
Female slam poets of francophone Africa
Slam poets in Africa are part of an emerging social movement. In this article, the focus is on women in this upcoming slam movement in francophone Africa. For these women, slam has meant a change in their lives as they have found words to describe difficult experiences that were previously shrouded in silence. Their words, performances and engaged actions are developing into a body of popular knowledge that questions the status quo and relates to…
Quietly queer(ing)
Sutura(discretion, modesty) is a central element in Senegalese Wolof culture that, among other things, promotes feminine honour through chastity, silence with regard to discussing sexuality with elders, and refraining from articulating same-sex desires in general. Consequently,suturais seen as limiting the space for non-normative sexualities. However,lesbiennesin Senegal strategically employsuturato navigate this gender and sexual normativity, wh…
Quietly queer(ing)
Sutura(discretion, modesty) is a central element in Senegalese Wolof culture that, among other things, promotes feminine honour through chastity, silence with regard to discussing sexuality with elders, and refraining from articulating same-sex desires in general. Consequently,suturais seen as limiting the space for non-normative sexualities. However,lesbiennesin Senegal strategically employsuturato navigate this gender and sexual normativity, wh…
Female slam poets of francophone Africa
Slam poets in Africa are part of an emerging social movement. In this article, the focus is on women in this upcoming slam movement in francophone Africa. For these women, slam has meant a change in their lives as they have found words to describe difficult experiences that were previously shrouded in silence. Their words, performances and engaged actions are developing into a body of popular knowledge that questions the status quo and relates to…
Female slam poets of francophone Africa
Slam poets in Africa are part of an emerging social movement. In this article, the focus is on women in this upcoming slam movement in francophone Africa. For these women, slam has meant a change in their lives as they have found words to describe difficult experiences that were previously shrouded in silence. Their words, performances and engaged actions are developing into a body of popular knowledge that questions the status quo and relates to…
Quietly queer(ing)
Sutura(discretion, modesty) is a central element in Senegalese Wolof culture that, among other things, promotes feminine honour through chastity, silence with regard to discussing sexuality with elders, and refraining from articulating same-sex desires in general. Consequently,suturais seen as limiting the space for non-normative sexualities. However,lesbiennesin Senegal strategically employsuturato navigate this gender and sexual normativity, wh…
Sexualised researchers in ethnographic encounters
Despite decades of feminist critique on androcentric biases in academia, mainstream academic literature and training of ethnographic research typically neglects the gendered and sexualised dynamics between researchers and interlocutors, in particular the prevalence of sexualised harassment in fieldwork settings. This article outlines why this topic remains overlooked within anthropological training and education and, more importantly, how we can …
Sociology (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Art (1 works)