Speakers                                   

February 25, 2009
1:00pm, 341 Eggers Hall

Homophobia Where There Are No Gays:
A Nigerian Mystery

Speaker: Rudi Gaudio, Anthropology, SUNY-Purchase

Summary: Recently the Nigerian public sphere has become increasingly antigay (with politicians condemning homosexuality, outlawing same-sex marriage, etc.) even though there is no significant gay-rights movement in the country. Understanding this new homophobia leads us to a consideration of the ethnic/regional/religious divisions within Nigeria and the ways that these reflect and refract global tensions (e.g., discourses of "[Western] modernity versus [African/Islamic] tradition). 

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