In Senegal, women deploy significant resources to perform jongé, a set of embodied and discursive practices revolving around womanhood, femininity, and sexuality. Through feminist ethnographic methodologies Prof. Gueye examines the relationship between consumption and sexuality in the context of jongé, analyzing the linguistic, symbolic, and material resources used to perform jongé. In doing so, she demonstrates how Senegalese women construct and enact their sexual and social identities through producing and consuming sexual commodities.
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Wednesday, January 25
Selling Eroticism: Senegalese Urban Sexualities and the Economy of Jongé
Time:
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Presenter:
Dr. Astou Gueye
Location:
501 Cathedral of Learning
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies along with Department of French & Italian
Contact:
Dr. Astou Gueye
Contact Email:
af.gueye@pitt.edu