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Settler colonialism: Then and now
(University of Chicago Press, 2015)For students of settler colonialism in the modern era, Africa and America represent two polar opposites. Africa is the continent where settler colonialism has been defeated; America is where settler colonialism triumphed. ... -
Socializing influences and the value of sex: The experience of adolescent school girls in rural Masaka, Uganda.
(Taylor and Francis, 2001)In order to explore the socializing influences which have shaped rural adolescent schoolgirls' views and values about sex in a high HIV prevalence area of Uganda, detailed qualitative data was obtained over a one year ... -
Traditional birth attendants in rural Gambia: Beyond health to social cohesion.
(Women's Health and Action Research Center, 2007)Studies of traditional birth attendants over-emphasise the health dimension. Based on ethnographic fieldwork (utilising participant observation, individual interviews, group discussions, participatory rapid appraisal, and ... -
The widow, the will, and widow-inheritance in Kampala: Revisiting victimisation arguments.
(Taylor and Francis, 2009)Widows are often presented as victims of patriarchal sexual dictates in analyses of widow-inheritance. Our study explored experiences of widowhood in Kampala. Ethnographic fieldwork combined participant observation, ... -
Widowed mama-grannies buffering HIV/AIDS-affected households in a city slum of Kampala, Uganda.
(Taylor and Francis, 2009)This article explores the experiences, challenges and coping strategies of urban elderly residents in Kasubi-Kawaala, a slum on the margins of Kampala city, Uganda. The city is mainly stereotyped as a space for able-bodied ... -
Women's attitudes to condoms and female-controlled means of protection against HIV and STDs in South-Western Uganda.
(Taylor and Francis, 1999)The consistent and correct use of the male condom makes it highly effective in both disease prevention and as a contraceptive method. However, it is also well recognized that its use is under men's control. Because of this ...