Luba folklore and women's ethno-gendered discourse of wifehood in “Cintu Wa Bujitu”

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  • Nshindi-Germain Mulamba Lubumbashi University, Democratic Republic Congo

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https://doi.org/10.21825/af.v26i2.4911

Abstract

This paper investigates Lubà-kasààyi folklore, particularly a folk song, in order to reveal an ethno-gendered construction of wifehood. It aims to show girls’ socialization into a sexist and patriarchal discourse and how such a practice ideologically initiates them into their future subservient role of caterers for the husbands’ alimentation needs. Moreover, folklore seems to perpetuate traditions, and so the gender inequality inscribed within them, a situation that is particularly apparent in villages. Key words: anthropological linguistics, ethno-gendered discourse, Lubà folklore, folk song, wifehood 

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Nshindi-Germain Mulamba, Lubumbashi University, Democratic Republic Congo

Lubumbashi University, Democratic Republic Congo

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Published

2013-09-14

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Mulamba, N.-G. (2013). Luba folklore and women’s ethno-gendered discourse of wifehood in “Cintu Wa Bujitu”. frika ocus, 26(2). https://doi.org/10.21825/af.v26i2.4911

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