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Feminist Studies
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September 22, 2007
- Author:
- Raitt, Suzanne; Reddy, Gayatri
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THIS ISSUE OF Feminist Studies explores constructions of gender and sexuality evident in the negotiation of life in regions as far apart as South Korea, the Appalachian United States, Nigeria, Spain, and France. The articles examine the crafting of gender--and especially masculinity--through the shifting relationships between "tradition" and "modernity" in the twentieth century. These constructions, the articles and creative pieces argue, are not monolithic or uniform, but are complexly articulated through local configurations of identity and practice. Rebecca R. Scott illustrates, through support for an environmentally destructive form of coal mining in a small Appalachian ...
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The search for security in Muslim Northern Nigeria.
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17 die of cholera in northern Nigeria
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45 people killed in traffic accident in northern Nigeria
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Road accident kills 14 in northern Nigeria
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Cholera outbreak claims four lives in northern Nigeria
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