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HAP 22 - Women Have no Tribe - Gender in African Tradition

History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China

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Challenging Gender Assumptions in African Cultures

Scholars like Oeronke Oeyewumi and Ifi Amadiyume challenge the traditional binary gender division in African cultures such as the Yoruba and Igboh, highlighting the fluidity and instability of gender roles and how colonial influences have imposed certain concepts of gender.

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