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According to Mama, the journal was created partly in response to a bias in existing scholarship towards the "[[Women In Development]]" (WID) perspective. Particular topics covered by the journal include: women's activism, sexism in higher education, [[militarism]] and [[peace]], and [[Violence against women|gender-related violence]].<ref name="Mama 2011" /><ref>Sharon Groves, "News and Views", ''Feminist Studies'' 29(3), Fall 2003; accessed [http://search.proquest.com/docview/233178888 via ProQuest].</ref> Patricia van der Spuy and Lindsay Clowes write that the publication of the journal marked an important step in the development of South African feminism.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Van der Spuy |first=Patricia |coauthors=Lindsay Clowes|year=2007 |title=Accidental Feminists? Recent Histories of South African Women |journal=[[Kronos: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Synthesis]] |volume=33 |pages=211–235 |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/41056589}}</ref> [[Iris Berger]] has critiqued the journal (as an indicator of contemporary African feminism in general) for leaving out colonial and precolonial African women's history.<ref>Iris Berger, "[http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~judithb/documents/JMBHistMattersForumBergerComment.pdf Feminism, Patriarchy, and African Women’s History]", ''Journal of Women's History'' 20(2), Summer 2008, doi: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1353%2Fjowh.0.0021 10.1353/jowh.0.0004].</ref>
According to Mama, the journal was created partly in response to a bias in existing scholarship towards the "[[Women In Development]]" (WID) perspective. Particular topics covered by the journal include: women's activism, sexism in higher education, [[militarism]] and [[peace]], and [[Violence against women|gender-related violence]].<ref name="Mama 2011" /><ref>Sharon Groves, "News and Views", ''Feminist Studies'' 29(3), Fall 2003; accessed [http://search.proquest.com/docview/233178888 via ProQuest].</ref> Patricia van der Spuy and Lindsay Clowes write that the publication of the journal marked an important step in the development of South African feminism.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Van der Spuy |first=Patricia |coauthors=Lindsay Clowes|year=2007 |title=Accidental Feminists? Recent Histories of South African Women |journal=[[Kronos: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Synthesis]] |volume=33 |pages=211–235 |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/41056589}}</ref> [[Iris Berger]] has critiqued the journal (as an indicator of contemporary African feminism in general) for leaving out colonial and precolonial African women's history.<ref>Iris Berger, "[http://www-bcf.usc.edu/~judithb/documents/JMBHistMattersForumBergerComment.pdf Feminism, Patriarchy, and African Women’s History]", ''Journal of Women's History'' 20(2), Summer 2008, doi: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1353%2Fjowh.0.0021 10.1353/jowh.0.0004].</ref>


''Feminist Africa'' is the first "continental" African [[gender studies]] journal.<ref name="Mama 2011">[[Amina Mama]], "[http://www.palgrave-journals.com/fr/conf-proceedings/n1s/full/fr201122a.html what does it mean to do feminist research in African contexts]?", Feminist Theory & Activism in Global Perspective: ''feminist review'' conference proceedings, 2011, DOI: 0141-7789/11.</ref><ref>"[http://newsblaze.com/story/20080208153737tsop.np/topstory.html International Feminist Scholar Teams With U.S. Congresswoman Lee]", ''NewsBlaze'', 8 February 2008.</ref> The journal publishes works by African scholars in America and discusses the situation of intellectuals across the [[African diaspora]].<ref>Karen MacGregor, "[http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=197041&sectioncode=26 Out of Africa]", ''Times Higher Education'', 1 July 2005.{{fails verification|date=October 2012}}</ref><ref>See ''Feminist Africa'' 7, December 2007, particularly the editorial introduction by Rhoda Reddock: "The journal ''Feminist Africa'' has come an important voice for feminists and scholars within the continent, making a space for continental voices in a world dominated by voices from the North including those of diasporic women. The publication of this issue from within the continent and edited by a woman from the economic South is an important development which opens up new possibilities for South-South collaboration and debate within the African diaspora. But the diasporic experience is not limited to those of African descent and must include all those who share and inhabit these diasporic spaces. Many parts of the world are today becoming spaces of inter-locking diasporic communities for example from Asia, Africa, China, Europe and even the Middle East" (pp. 4-5).{{fails verification}}</ref> These international contributors have raised the journal's profile but barred it from receiving Department of Education subsidies.<ref name="Gray2009"/> ''Feminist Africa'' receives a relatively small percentage of its funds from the University of Cape Town and relies heavily on sponsorship by international donors, particularly the [[Ford Foundation]] and [[Hivos]].<ref name="Gray2009"/><ref>"Acknowledgement of Funders", [http://agi.ac.za/journals/ ''Feminist Africa'' website], accessed 26 October 2012.</ref>
''Feminist Africa'' is the first "continental" African [[gender studies]] journal.<ref name="Mama 2011">[[Amina Mama]], "[http://www.palgrave-journals.com/fr/conf-proceedings/n1s/full/fr201122a.html what does it mean to do feminist research in African contexts]?", Feminist Theory & Activism in Global Perspective: ''feminist review'' conference proceedings, 2011, DOI: 0141-7789/11.</ref><ref>"[http://newsblaze.com/story/20080208153737tsop.np/topstory.html International Feminist Scholar Teams With U.S. Congresswoman Lee]", ''NewsBlaze'', 8 February 2008.</ref> The journal publishes works by African scholars in America and discusses the situation of intellectuals across the [[African diaspora]].<ref>Karen MacGregor, "[http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=197041&sectioncode=26 Out of Africa]", ''Times Higher Education'', 1 July 2005.{{fails verification|date=October 2012}}</ref><ref>See ''Feminist Africa'' 7, December 2007, particularly the editorial introduction by Rhoda Reddock: "The journal ''Feminist Africa'' has come an important voice for feminists and scholars within the continent, making a space for continental voices in a world dominated by voices from the North including those of diasporic women. The publication of this issue from within the continent and edited by a woman from the economic South is an important development which opens up new possibilities for South-South collaboration and debate within the African diaspora. But the diasporic experience is not limited to those of African descent and must include all those who share and inhabit these diasporic spaces. Many parts of the world are today becoming spaces of inter-locking diasporic communities for example from Asia, Africa, China, Europe and even the Middle East" (pp. 4-5).{{fails verification}}</ref> These international contributors have raised the journal's profile but barred it from receiving Department of Education subsidies.<ref name="Gray2009"/> ''Feminist Africa'' receives a relatively small percentage{{cn|date=October 2012}} of its funds from the University of Cape Town and relies heavily on sponsorship by international donors, particularly the [[Ford Foundation]] and [[Hivos]].<ref name="Gray2009"/><ref>"Acknowledgement of Funders", [http://agi.ac.za/journals/ ''Feminist Africa'' website], accessed 26 October 2012.{{fails verification}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
{{Portal box|Africa|Feminism|South Africa}}
{{Portal box|Africa|Feminism|South Africa}}
*[[African studies]]
* [[African studies]]
*''[[African Identities]]''
* ''[[African Identities]]''
*[[Agenda (feminist journal)|''Agenda'']]
* [[Agenda (feminist journal)|''Agenda'']]
*''[[Feminist Studies]]''
* ''[[Journal of African Cultural Studies]]''
*''[[Gender & Society]]''
* ''[[Journal of Southern African Studies]]''
*''[[Journal of African Cultural Studies]]''
* [[List of African studies journals]]
*''[[Journal of Gender Studies]]''
*''[[Journal of Southern African Studies]]''
*[[List of African studies journals]]
*''[[Scholar and Feminist Online]]''
*[[Take a Girl Child to Work Day]]


==References==
== References ==
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Feminist Africa
Disciplinegender studies, African studies
LanguageEnglish
Edited byAmina Mama
Publication details
History2002–present
Publisher
FrequencyOnce or twice a year
Yes
LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Fem. Afr.
Indexing
ISSN1726-4596
OCLC no.53869360
Links

Feminist Africa is a peer-reviewed academic journal that addresses feminist topics from an "African continental perspective".[1] It is published by the African Gender Institute (University of Cape Town).[2] Its founding editor-in-chief is Amina Mama (Mills College and University of California, Davis).[3] It was accredited in 2005 by the South African Department of Education.[4] This allows authors publishing in the journal to collect publication subsidy.[4] The journal is primarily online but also distributes a small number of print copies.[4]

According to Mama, the journal was created partly in response to a bias in existing scholarship towards the "Women In Development" (WID) perspective. Particular topics covered by the journal include: women's activism, sexism in higher education, militarism and peace, and gender-related violence.[5][6] Patricia van der Spuy and Lindsay Clowes write that the publication of the journal marked an important step in the development of South African feminism.[7] Iris Berger has critiqued the journal (as an indicator of contemporary African feminism in general) for leaving out colonial and precolonial African women's history.[8]

Feminist Africa is the first "continental" African gender studies journal.[5][9] The journal publishes works by African scholars in America and discusses the situation of intellectuals across the African diaspora.[10][11] These international contributors have raised the journal's profile but barred it from receiving Department of Education subsidies.[4] Feminist Africa receives a relatively small percentage[citation needed] of its funds from the University of Cape Town and relies heavily on sponsorship by international donors, particularly the Ford Foundation and Hivos.[4][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ Groves, Sharon (2003). "News and Views". Feminist Studies. 29 (3): 673–675.
  2. ^ Guy-Sheftall, Beverly (2003). "African Feminist Discourse: A Review Essay". Agenda. 58: 31–36.
  3. ^ "Amina Mama" on SSRC (Social Science Research Council), accessed 24 October 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e Gray, Eve; Willmers, Michelle (February 2009). "Case Study 2: Feminist Africa" (PDF). OpeningScholarship Project. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
  5. ^ a b Amina Mama, "what does it mean to do feminist research in African contexts?", Feminist Theory & Activism in Global Perspective: feminist review conference proceedings, 2011, DOI: 0141-7789/11.
  6. ^ Sharon Groves, "News and Views", Feminist Studies 29(3), Fall 2003; accessed via ProQuest.
  7. ^ Van der Spuy, Patricia (2007). "Accidental Feminists? Recent Histories of South African Women". Kronos: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Synthesis. 33: 211–235. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Iris Berger, "Feminism, Patriarchy, and African Women’s History", Journal of Women's History 20(2), Summer 2008, doi: 10.1353/jowh.0.0004.
  9. ^ "International Feminist Scholar Teams With U.S. Congresswoman Lee", NewsBlaze, 8 February 2008.
  10. ^ Karen MacGregor, "Out of Africa", Times Higher Education, 1 July 2005.[failed verification]
  11. ^ See Feminist Africa 7, December 2007, particularly the editorial introduction by Rhoda Reddock: "The journal Feminist Africa has come an important voice for feminists and scholars within the continent, making a space for continental voices in a world dominated by voices from the North including those of diasporic women. The publication of this issue from within the continent and edited by a woman from the economic South is an important development which opens up new possibilities for South-South collaboration and debate within the African diaspora. But the diasporic experience is not limited to those of African descent and must include all those who share and inhabit these diasporic spaces. Many parts of the world are today becoming spaces of inter-locking diasporic communities for example from Asia, Africa, China, Europe and even the Middle East" (pp. 4-5).[failed verification]
  12. ^ "Acknowledgement of Funders", Feminist Africa website, accessed 26 October 2012.[failed verification]
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