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Marginalized Identities in Africa

Av Toyin Falola

Del i serien African Identities: Past and Present

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Across Africa, power structures from colonial legacies to modern social hierarchies create and sustain exclusion. Exploring the individuals and groups living on the periphery of African society, this book situates Africa's marginalized identities as catalysts for social transformation. Toyin Falola examines a diverse range of identities, including persons with albinism, LGBTQI+ communities, refugees, rural dwellers, and women in seclusion. By analyzing these groups not as passive victims but as active agents of change, the book reveals how their unique perspectives and resistance movements are reshaping the continent's future. Blending sociology, history, and political science, Falola challenges prevailing norms and advocates for a more inclusive, pluralistic Africa. Marginalized Identities in Africa is an essential resource for anyone seeking to understand the intersection of identity, human rights, and social transformation in one of the world's most dynamic regions.
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Toyin Falola is Professor of History, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, and the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. He has received over forty lifetime career awards and twenty-eight honorary doctorates. He has written extensively on Nigeria and Africa, including Understanding Modern Nigeria (Cambridge, 2021); Understanding Colonial Nigeria (Cambridge, 2024); Decolonizing African Knowledge: Autoethnography and African Epistemologies (Cambridge, 2022); Writing the History of the African Diaspora (Cambridge, 2024).

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'Falola's Marginalized Identities in Africa is a profoundly important and intellectually courageous work. Toyin Falola brings clarity, compassion, and analytical depth to the study of communities often rendered invisible in dominant narratives of African life. By illuminating the structures of exclusion while foregrounding the dignity, agency, and resilience of marginalized peoples, this book expands the moral and scholarly horizons of African Studies. It is an indispensable contribution to debates on identity, justice, belonging, and the unfinished struggle for inclusive citizenship in Africa.' Mfon Umoren Ekpo-otu, University of Port Harcourt

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