ONE VAGINA TO GO: Eve Ensler's Universal Vagina and its Implications for African Women

Focuses on Eve Ensler's representation of female genital practices and African women's sexuality. While American women's vaginas are depicted in various empowering roles in "The Vagina Monologues", African women's vaginas are depicted more negatively, under the heading...

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Published in:Australian feminist studies 2009-06, Vol.24 (60), p.167-180
Main Author: Njambi, Wairimũ Ngarũiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Africa
Africans
Ensler, Eve
Ensler, Eve. The Vagina Monologues
Females
Feminism
Feminist Theory
Genital practices
Genitals
Human body
Sex role
Women
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Summary:Focuses on Eve Ensler's representation of female genital practices and African women's sexuality. While American women's vaginas are depicted in various empowering roles in "The Vagina Monologues", African women's vaginas are depicted more negatively, under the heading such as the "Not-So-Happy Vagina Fact". (Quotes from original text)
ISSN:0816-4649
1465-3303
DOI:10.1080/08164640902852381