Christianity, Globalization, and Protective Homophobia

Utilizes a broad base of empirical research to contest various theories that seek to explain the rise of homophobia in Africa as the result of US evangelical interventions

Situates homophobia in Africa within a perspective of globalization, transnational networks, and the relationship between domestic and international space

Appeals to scholars in Political Science, African Studies, Religious Studies, Sociology, and Anthropology, in particular those interested in human rights, aid and development, sexuality, and gender

Autorentext
Kapya Kaoma is Visiting Researcher at Boston University, USA. He was the original researcher to expose the ties between US right-wing evangelicals and the anti-LGBTQ legislation in Uganda, and has testified before Congress and the United Nations. He is the author of a number of books, including Globalizing the Culture Wars (2009), Colonizing African Values (2012), and American Culture Warriors in Africa (2014), and appears as an expert voice in the 2013 documentary God Loves Uganda.

Inhalt

1. Is Homosexuality an African or unAfrican Human Rights Issue?.- 2. Contesting the Sexual: Sexuality in an African Context.- 3. Contesting Religion: African Religious Leaders in Sexual Politics .- 4. Contesting Global Culture: Globalization and Sexual Politics in sub-Saharan Africa.- 5. Contesting Identity: Democratic Human Rights and Sexual Politics.- 6. Contesting Sovereignty: Protective homophobia and International Relations.- 7. Contesting the Biblical Adam and Eve Narrative: Jesus on Sexual Diversity.- 8. A Dance of Many Tunes.