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7. Media and the Therapeutic Ethos of Romantic Love in Middle-Class Nairobi
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Illustrations vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction: Thinking through Love in Africa 1
- 1. Love, Sex, and the Modern Girl in 1930s Southern Africa 31
- 2. Making Love in the Indian Ocean: Hindi Films, Zanzibari Audiences, and the Construction of Romance in the 1950s and 1960s 58
- 3. “Dear Dolly’s” Advice: Representations of Youth, Courtship, and Sexualities in Africa, 1960–1980 83
- 4. Love, Money, and Economies of Intimacy in Tamatave, Madagascar 109
- 5. Providing Love: Sex and Exchange in Twentieth-Century South Africa 135
- 6. Managing Men, Marriage, and Modern Love: Women’s Perspectives on Intimacy and Male Infidelity in Southeastern Nigeria 157
- 7. Media and the Therapeutic Ethos of Romantic Love in Middle-Class Nairobi 181
- 8. Lessons from Rubí: Love, Poverty, and the Educational Value of Televised Dramas in Niger 204
- References 229
- Contributors 257
- Index 259
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Illustrations vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- Introduction: Thinking through Love in Africa 1
- 1. Love, Sex, and the Modern Girl in 1930s Southern Africa 31
- 2. Making Love in the Indian Ocean: Hindi Films, Zanzibari Audiences, and the Construction of Romance in the 1950s and 1960s 58
- 3. “Dear Dolly’s” Advice: Representations of Youth, Courtship, and Sexualities in Africa, 1960–1980 83
- 4. Love, Money, and Economies of Intimacy in Tamatave, Madagascar 109
- 5. Providing Love: Sex and Exchange in Twentieth-Century South Africa 135
- 6. Managing Men, Marriage, and Modern Love: Women’s Perspectives on Intimacy and Male Infidelity in Southeastern Nigeria 157
- 7. Media and the Therapeutic Ethos of Romantic Love in Middle-Class Nairobi 181
- 8. Lessons from Rubí: Love, Poverty, and the Educational Value of Televised Dramas in Niger 204
- References 229
- Contributors 257
- Index 259