Gender and Decolonization in the Congo

1. Introduction: The Gender of Decolonization
Karen Bouwer

2. Lumumba on Women: From Domesticity to Political Mobilization
Karen Bouwer

3. Lumumba and Women: The Personal Meets the Political
Karen Bouwer

4. Andrée Blouin: A Sister Among Brothers in Struggle
Karen Bouwer

5. Léonie Abo: The Political Lessons of the Maquis
Karen Bouwer

6. Césaire’s Lumumba: A Symbol of Sexual and Political Prowess
Karen Bouwer

7. Peck’s Personal Lumumba: The Maternal Voice in Death of a Prophet
Karen Bouwer

8. Peck’S Hollywood Lumumba: A Masculine Hero
Karen Bouwer

9. Conclusion: Legacies
Karen Bouwer

Avainsanat: Political Science and International Relations, African Politics, Gender Studies, Political Science, African History, Military and Defence Studies