Manning the Nation

Gender Studies in Zimbabwe Have Tended to Focus on Women and Their Comparative Disadvantages and Under-Privilege. Assuming a Broader Perspective is Necessary at a Time When Society Has Grown Used to Arguments Rooted in Binaries Colonised and Coloniser, Race and Class, Sex and Gender, Poverty and Wealth, Patriotism and Terrorism, Etc.The Editors of Manning the Nation Recognise That Concepts of Manhood Can Be Used to Repress or Liberate, and Will Depend on Historical and Political Imperatives; They Seek to Introduce a More Nuanced Perspective to the Interconnectivity of Patriarchy, Masculinity, the Nation, and Its Image. the Essays in This Volume Come From Well-Respected Academics Working in a Variety of Fields. the Ideals and Concepts of Manhood Are Examined As They Are Reflected in Important Zimbabwean Literary Texts.However, If Literature Provides a Rich Vein for the Analysis of Masculinities, What Makes This Collection so Interesting is the Interplay of Literary Analysis With Chapte