‘Disabled motherhood in an African community’: Towards an African women theology of disability
The politics of culture, motherhood and mothering in some African communities highlight the tensions that exist in the broader feminist theology agenda. There are emerging politics between the able and disabled feminist theologians where the binary of ability or disability is ambiguously theologised...
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| description | The politics of culture, motherhood and mothering in some African communities highlight the tensions that exist in the broader feminist theology agenda. There are emerging politics between the able and disabled feminist theologians where the binary of ability or disability is ambiguously theologised. Written from a feminist theology of disability, this qualitative study sought to understand and describe the struggles women with visual impairment face to be accepted as being fit for motherhood. Emerging qualitative themes are used to develop towards an African women theology of disability that responds to the plight of women with disabilities. The findings indicate that women with disabilities are constantly challenging and protesting ableism perceptions of motherhood by falling pregnant, giving birth and nurturing their children. They argue that the binary perceptions of ability and disability are informed by patriarchal ideologies and able-bodied women’s fears of being associated with the vulnerability of disability. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fdf2157217134ee3a6456cb8751a52bd2022-12-22T02:32:10ZafrAOSISIn die Skriflig1018-64412305-08532018-10-01521e1e910.4102/ids.v52i1.23752253‘Disabled motherhood in an African community’: Towards an African women theology of disabilitySinenhlanhla S. Chisale0Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of PretoriaThe politics of culture, motherhood and mothering in some African communities highlight the tensions that exist in the broader feminist theology agenda. There are emerging politics between the able and disabled feminist theologians where the binary of ability or disability is ambiguously theologised. Written from a feminist theology of disability, this qualitative study sought to understand and describe the struggles women with visual impairment face to be accepted as being fit for motherhood. Emerging qualitative themes are used to develop towards an African women theology of disability that responds to the plight of women with disabilities. The findings indicate that women with disabilities are constantly challenging and protesting ableism perceptions of motherhood by falling pregnant, giving birth and nurturing their children. They argue that the binary perceptions of ability and disability are informed by patriarchal ideologies and able-bodied women’s fears of being associated with the vulnerability of disability.https://indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/2375disabled motherhoodAfrican women theology of disabilitymotherhoodmotheringwomen with disabilities |
| spellingShingle | Sinenhlanhla S. Chisale ‘Disabled motherhood in an African community’: Towards an African women theology of disability In die Skriflig disabled motherhood African women theology of disability motherhood mothering women with disabilities |
| title | ‘Disabled motherhood in an African community’: Towards an African women theology of disability |
| title_full | ‘Disabled motherhood in an African community’: Towards an African women theology of disability |
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| title_short | ‘Disabled motherhood in an African community’: Towards an African women theology of disability |
| title_sort | disabled motherhood in an african community towards an african women theology of disability |
| topic | disabled motherhood African women theology of disability motherhood mothering women with disabilities |
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