New Perspectives on African Childhood: Constructions, Histories, Representations and Understandings

What does it mean to be a child in Africa? In the detached Western media, narratives of penury, wickedness and death have dominated portrayals of African childhood. The hegemonic lens of the West has failed to take into account the intricacies of not only what it means to be an African child in local and culturally specific contexts, but also African childhood in general.

Challenging colonial discourses, this edited volume guides the reader through different comprehensions and perspectives ...