The article argues that imbusa1 among the Bemba people of Zambia is not only a ritual and ideological space in which women engage in premarital teaching of young brides, but also an important site for sexual expression. The traditional sexual dance (infunkutu) is analysed to demonstrate how it has functioned as an instrument of subverting […]
Articles & Poetry
from Autobiography of my mother
The beginning was a burning drip of fire and sandfrom a diviner’s tray: “You will pound your womb into ash; carry your bulbs to the pyre”That vast body. That loss, that oneline from many tongues.I was wide, fleet footedFree. I swallowed the pleaopened my handsto her underneathto her colored seas I am the […]
A Silent Cry
We journey through life,Seeking to come to the end,Exploring our common identityWith fears that express innermost realitiesHidden from the world of sightOnly expressed in a silent cry!We contemplate the goal,Of a journey not commonly traveled,By souls open to new imaginationsAnd besieged by the power of the tomb,In quest of the soul that lay therein,In a […]
Boaz as ‘Sugar Daddy’: Re-Reading Ruth in the Context of HIV
Research has shown that young African women are one of the key populations that is most at risk to HIV infection. Indications are that these young women are increasingly engaging in age-disparate ‘sugar daddy’ relationships which is increasing their vulnerability. This article follows the See-Judge-Act methodology, beginning with an analysis of these age-disparate sexual relationships […]
Boaz as ‘Sugar Daddy’: Re-Reading Ruth in the Context of HIV
Co-authored with Beverley Haddad, Ph.D. Abstract Research has shown that young African women are one of the key populations that is most at risk to HIV infection. Indications are that these young women are increasingly engaging in age-disparate ‘sugar daddy’ relationships which is increasing their vulnerability. This article follows the See-Judge-Act methodology, beginning with an […]