Geo of Gender/Dev in Africa

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Geographies of Gender and Development in Africa (3) This course investigates a number of competing conceptions of development within the African context from a gendered perspective. The underlying political, economic, social, and gender dynamics that make development a continuing global problem are explored by looking at issues such as health and reproductive rights, livelihoods and land rights, human security, and political participation. It examines women's contributions to, challenges to, and revisions of the terms of key conceptual and political debates in development. AU Core Habits of Mind: Cultural Inquiry. Restriction: AU Abroad. AU Abroad: Kenya: Nairobi.