Pathos and Power provides a critical exploration of widowhood in Africa through a series of historical and contemporary case studies. The contributors investigate how the category of widowhood can obscure or reveal various social dynamics while demonstrating the diversity of material, symbolic, and embodied circumstances faced by African widows.
This interdisciplinary volume on widowhood in Africa offers in-depth perspectives on a previously underexplored subject. Empirical case studies from across the continent make the book an excellent resource for teaching gender studies in African contexts.
