Women Researching in Africa The Impact of Gender [Hardcover]

This edited collection explores the lives, consequences and motivations of female researchers in Africa, giving unprecedented insights into how their genderand sometimes their ethnicity and ageimpacted on their research experiences, and how doing research in Africa affected them as women. Each contributor considers her place or position in the research process and provides a vivid portrait of that experience. Drawing on research findings from Nigeria, Ethiopia, Cameroon, Ghana, Guinea, Malawi, Uganda and other African countries, the book looks at gender and identity as a female researcher in Africa; relationships with 'others'; and unique methodological challenges for female researchers in Africa. With refreshing candour, each chapter challenges other researchers in Africa (both women and men), to integrate critical reflections of gender and diverse gendered field experiences into their work.

Women Researching in Africa will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of disciplines including development studies, anthropology, geography, gender studies and international studies.

1. Women researching in Africa: The impact of gender; Ruth Jackson and Max Kelly.- Part I: Gender and identity as a female researcher in Africa.- 2. Gone native?: Reflections of a feminist tightrope walkers research on land grabbing and the dilemmas of fieldworking while parenting; Rama Salla Dieng.- 3. Identity and experience in Malawi: Challenges and observations; Joanna Woods.- 4. Navigating gender performance: Ethics and culture in researching family care for cancer patients in Ghana; Deborah Atobrah.- 5. When in Rome&: Navigating decolonial research as a diasporic Black woman; Lioba Hirsch.- 6. Reflections on the dilemmas of feminist fieldwork in Africa; Tanya Lyons.- Part II: Relationships with 'otl.