Selling Eroticism: Senegalese Urban Sexualities and the Economy of Jongé

Activity Type: 
Lecture
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Presenter: 
Dr. Astou Gueye
Date: 
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 - 13:30 to 15:00
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
501 Cathedral of Learning
Contact Person: 
Dr. Astou Gueye
Contact Email: 
af.gueye@pitt.edu

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.

UCIS Unit: 
Center for African Studies
Other Pitt Sponsors: 
Department of French & Italian
Is Event Already in University Calendar?: 
Yes