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Christianity, Globalization, and Protective Homophobia

Democratic Contestation of Sexuality in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Authors:
  1. Kapya Kaoma

    1. Center for Global Christianity & Mission, Boston University School of Theology, Boston, USA

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  • Utilizes a broad base of empirical research to contest various theories that seek to explain the rise of homophobia in Africa as the result of US evangelical interventions
  • Situates homophobia in Africa within a perspective of globalization, transnational networks, and the relationship between domestic and international space
  • Appeals to scholars in Political Science, African Studies, Religious Studies, Sociology, and Anthropology, in particular those interested in human rights, aid and development, sexuality, and gender

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Is Homosexuality an African or Un-African Human Rights Issue?

    • Kapya Kaoma
    Pages 1-19

  3. Contesting the Sexual: Sexuality in an African Context

    • Kapya Kaoma
    Pages 21-45

  4. Contesting Religion: African Religious Leaders in Sexual Politics

    • Kapya Kaoma
    Pages 47-72

  5. Contesting Global Culture: Globalization and Sexual Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa

    • Kapya Kaoma
    Pages 73-98

  6. Contesting Identity: Democratic Human Rights and Sexual Politics

    • Kapya Kaoma
    Pages 99-122

  7. Contesting Sovereignty: Protective Homophobia and International Relations

    • Kapya Kaoma
    Pages 123-148

  8. Contesting the Biblical Adam and Eve Narrative: Jesus on Sexual Diversity

    • Kapya Kaoma
    Pages 149-169

  9. A Dance of Many Tunes

    • Kapya Kaoma
    Pages 171-179

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 181-185
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About this book

This book examines how socio-political assumptions inform and shape the contestation of sexuality on the African continent. Across Africa, the idea that homosexuality is un-African, un-Christian, un-natural, and un-cultural is now well established. This book analyzes politically- and religiously-inspired protective homophobia within the context of Africa’s socioeconomic and political place in the global community. The author builds upon on-the-ground research and his groundbreaking previous studies on the cultural politics of globalization in Africa to present a wide, complex, and interdisciplinary understanding of Africa’s sexual politics.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Center for Global Christianity & Mission, Boston University School of Theology, Boston, USA

    Kapya Kaoma

About the author

Kapya Kaoma is Visiting Researcher at Boston University, USA. He was the original researcher to expose the ties between US right-wing evangelicals and the anti-LGBTQ legislation in Uganda, and has testified before Congress and the United Nations. He is the author of a number of books, including Globalizing the Culture Wars (2009), Colonizing African Values (2012), and American Culture Warriors in Africa (2014), and appears as an expert voice in the 2013 documentary God Loves Uganda.

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