Hungochani
The History of a Dissident Sexuality in Southern Africa
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2004
- Subjects
- Gender Studies
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780773572119
- Publish Date
- Oct 2004
- List Price
- $110.00
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Description
Homosexuality - or hungochani as it is known in Zimbabwe - has been denounced by many politicians and church leaders as an example of how Western decadence has corrupted African traditions. However, a bold new gay rights movement has emerged in several of the countries of the region since the 1980s, offering an exciting new dimension in the broad struggle for human rights and democracy unfolding on the continent.
About the author
Marc Epprecht is professor in the Department of Global Development Studies at Queen’s University, co-editor with S.N. Nyeck of Sexual Diversity in Africa: Politics, Theory, and Citizenship, and author of Hungochani: The History of a Dissident Sexuality in Southern Africa.