Standing Their Ground While Seated: Narratives of Widowhood Activism Against the Ritual of Widow Dispossession in South Africa
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.African widows resist harmful practices like dispossession and enforced silences during the
Area Of Science
- Sociology
- Anthropology
- Gender Studies
Background
- Widows in Africa are often viewed as passive victims of harmful widowhood practices.
- Traditional practices can lead to widow dispossession and enforced silences.
Purpose Of The Study
- To offer new insights into widowhood and the status of widows within these practices.
- To examine widows' responses to the ritual of 'sitting' and dispossession.
Main Methods
- Integration of feminist research and narrative theory.
- Analysis of widows' counter-strategies against enforced silences and dispossession.
Main Results
- Widows actively challenge the ritual of 'sitting'.
- Widowhood activism emerges from spaces of enforced silence and dispossession.
- Resistance strategies include speaking out, using objects, delegation, disobedience, and non-cooperation.
Conclusions
- The practice of 'sitting' is a politically charged space.
- This ritual serves as both a site of widow dispossession and a catalyst for resistance.
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