Adornment, Masquerade and African Femininity / / by Ismahan Soukeyna Diop

• Autore: Diop Ismahan Soukeyna
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2023
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2023.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (194 pages)
• Disciplina: 111.85096
• Soggetto topico: Psychoanalysis; Clinical psychology; Ethnology—Africa; Culture; Ethnopsychology; Race; Sex (Psychology); Clinical Psychology; African Culture; Cross-Cultural Psychology; Race and Ethnicity Studies; Psychology of Gender and Sexuality; Bellesa femenina (Estètica); Feminisme; Teoria crítica; Identitat racial; Identitat de gènere
• Soggetto geografico: Àfrica
• Soggetto genere / forma: Llibres electrònics
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Representation of the feminine body -- Chapter 3: The divine aspect of beauty -- Chapter 4: Adornment and symbolism -- Chapter 5: Adornment and social representation -- Chapter 6: Masquerade and femininity -- Chapter 7: Theoretico-clinical articulation and analysis -- Chapter 8: Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: “The author has succeeded in offering a rich, multi-layered, hybrid and highly original interweaving of theory issues of adornment, self-presentation and beauty in the lives of African women. It makes an important - and original - contribution to the scholarship on African and decolonial feminism.” —Derek Hook, Associate Professor in Psychology at Duquesne University, USA, and Extraordinary Professor in Psychology at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. This book draws on a unique theoretical framework informed by clinical case studies, Fanonian and Lacanian psychoanalysis, and decolonial feminism, to examine the concept of adornment in African cultures. The book discusses the construction of aesthetic feminine ideals and the evolution of such ideals within the history of colonization, decolonization and globalization. Through the analysis of adornments including accessories, hairstyle, clothes and fabric, the author demonstrates how they can reflect social status, and also addresses its symbolic function in rituals. At the level of the individual, it draws on clinical case studies to examine the Lacanian theory of adornment and masquerade of femininity, and the extent to which this echoes ambivalent attitudes towards women in society at large. In doing so it provides a nuanced analysis which reveals how body adornment can be a paradoxical demonstration of both strength and weakness. Building on the author’s previous work in this area, this book offers an important contribution to current debates in psychoanalysis, cultural studies, critical race theory and decolonial feminism. Ismahan Soukeyna Diop, is a teacher and researcher at Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal. Dr Diop’s work and practice focuses on women, femininity, maternity, and the integration of tales in psychotherapy. She is also the author of African Mythology, Femininity, and Maternity (2019).
• Titolo autorizzato: Adornment, Masquerade and African Femininity
• ISBN: 9783031287480; 9783031287473
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910720078803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Pan-African Psychologies, . 2523-8272