The presentation of the body, like the creation of a text, is a performance of identity reflecting upon both its author and the culture in which it has been invented. Women, already a subjugated group within western culture, are further stigmatized after choosing to undergo body…
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Social workers have a history of engagement with refugees since the inception of the profession. However, many social workers engage with clients without knowing about their refugee status, and globalization and forced displacement is causing this to be a more frequent issue at …
This project documents the history of Pittsburgh’s Black Musicians Local 471, founded in 1908. In 1966, Local 471 merged with white musicians Local 60, forming Local 60-471. Surviving members of Local 471, primarily jazz artists, expressed the deleterious effects of the merger, …
Women in Dhaka’s Korail slum navigate risk and economic opportunities in the context of a global development project and the destabilization of the breadwinner-homemaker patriarchal bargain that underpins Bangladeshi family structures. Economic empowerment, as presented by this …
This comparative study of women’s mobility in fiction juxtaposes the literary works of two Victorian writers, Charlotte Brontë and Mary Elizabeth Braddon, with the works of two contemporary Arab writers, Nawal El Saadawi and Hanan al-Shaykh. The purpose of this comparison is to …
This qualitative, phenomenological study was conducted to explore the lived experiences of 12 Afghan women enrolled in higher education institutions in Afghanistan. The objective was to develop an understanding of the participants' perceptions of the factors that led to their en…
This study examined radio talk shows as a platform for Senegalese women to debate social issues and identifies new directions and alternative avenues for their lives. Radio talk show in Senegal is a dynamic, flexible, and interactive tool for communication while highlighting the…
“Ogechi Adeola has brought together an outstanding team of practitioners and researchers to put together an excellent book in terms of both range and depth. The work examines the interlinkages between gender, empowerment, and the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa.... A mus…
In Uganda, relative to its neighbouring countries such as Kenya and Tanzania, the practice of Theatre for Development (henceforth TfD) has been considered quite problematic. Within the arts fraternity in Uganda, there have been critics who hold that TfD exists and is practiced i…
Sierra Leone is in transition to peace and development, from a previous decade long civil war. Educated Muslim women appear to have a great deal of expression, interest and passion to offer the process. The study investigates the new emerging social sub group of professional Mus…