Every week #WeAreReading. This week we covered the last chapter 5 - "The Translation of Cultures: Engendering Yoruba Language, Orature and Worldsense" and reflected on the book as a whole. In short, this book is a critique of Western Thought, but particularly western conceptions of gender and feminism. For Oyěwùmí, gender is a Western concept which has been imposed upon the rest of the World. This has caused particular violence where African society is considered to be innately patriarchal and misogynistic, when in fact, according to Oyěwùmí, the western ontological construct of gender simply didn't exist in Yoruba society prior to conquest and colonisation. Once the stream finishes, it will be archived for supporters.
Afrikan Centred Educational Domain: 1. Cultural/Ideological (Culture and Ideology, Creativity) https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxxEBmBbjqbiReVWQhjJgrgqlRiAxJuE1x #oyeronkeoyewumi #africancentrededucation #cultureandideology
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