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33MQUPFALL2013HowdoesoneaddresshomophobiawithoutthreateningmajorityruledemocracyandfreedomsofspeechandfaithHowdoesoneAfricanizesexualityresearchempiricallyandtheoreticallyinanenvironmentthatisnotnecessarilywelcomingtoAfricanscholarsInSexualDiversityinAfricacontributorscriticallyengagewithcurrentdebatesaboutsexualityandgenderidentityaswellaswithcontentiousis-suesrelatingtomethodologyepistemologyethicsandpedagogy.Theypres-entatapestryofissuesthattestifytothecomplexnatureofsexualitysexualpracticesandgenderperformanceinAfrica.Essaysexaminetopicssuchasthewell-establishedsame-sexnetworksinAccraandBamakoAfricantra-ditionsdenedbyEuropeanobserversandthebizarremixoffaithphar-maceuticalsandpseudo-scienceusedtocurehomosexualmen.Theirevidencealsodemonstratestheindefensibilityofover-simpliedconstruc-tionsofhomosexualityversusheterosexualitymodernversustraditionalAfricaversustheWestandprogressfromtheAfricanclosettowardsWest-ernmodelsofoutpoliticsallofwhichhavetaintedresearchonsame-sexpracticesandscienticstudiesofhivaids.SexualDiversityinAfricacontributestothetheorizationofsexualitiesbypresentingamoresensitiveandknowledgeablestudyofAfricanexperiencesandperspectives.Forafulllistofcontributorspleasevisitmqup.ca.S.N.NyeckisassistantprofessorinpoliticalscienceatClarksonUniversity.MarcEpprechtisprofessorintheDepartmentofGlobalDevelopmentStud-iesatQueensUniversity.WheredoourconventionalunderstandingsofhealthillnessandthebodystemfromWhatmakesthemauthoritativeHowaretheboundariessetaroundtheseareasoflifeunsettledinthechanginghistoricalandpoliticalcontextsofsciencetechnologyandhealthcaredeliveryThesequestionsareattheheartofTroublingNaturalCategoriesacollectionofessayshonour-ingthetraditionofMargaretLockoneofthepreeminentmedicalanthro-pologistsofourtime.ThroughouthercareerLockhasinvestigatedhowmedicinesetsbound-ariesaroundwhatisdeemednormalandnaturalandhowinturntheseideasshapeourtechnicalandmoralunderstandingsoflifesicknessanddeath.Inthisbooknineestablishedmedicalanthropologistscriticallyengagewithherworkofferingethnographicandhistoricalanalysesthatproblema-tizetaken-for-grantedconstructsinhealthandmedicineinarangeofglobalsettings.Theessayselaboratecutting-edgethemeswithinmedicalanthropol-ogyincludingtheoftendisturbinginherentlypoliticalnatureofbiomedicineandbiotechnologythemedicalizationofmentalhealthprocessesandthefor-mationofuniquelylocalbiologiesthroughtheconvergenceofbodilyexpe-riencescienticdiscourseandnewtechnologiesofcare.Forafulllistofcontribuotrspleasevisitmqup.ca.NaomiAdelsonisassociateprofessorintheDepartmentofAnthropologyandassociatedeanResearchFacultyofLiberalArtsandProfessionalStudiesatYorkUniversity.LeslieButtisassociateprofessorintheDepart-mentofPacicandAsianStudiesattheUniversityofVictoria.KarinaKielmannisseniorlecturerintheInstituteforInternationalHealthandDevelopmentatQueenMargaretUniversity.AFRICANSTUDIESGENDERSTUDIESSPECIFICATIONSOctober2013978-0-7735-4188-729.95ACDN29.95SUS20.99paper978-0-7735-4187-0100.00SCDN100.00SUS77.00cloth6x9296pp3drawingsElectroniceditionavailableSexualDiversityinAfricaPoliticsTheoryandCitizenshipeditedbys.n.nyeckandmarcepprechtAcomprehensiveanalysisofsexualdiversityinAfricafromamultidisciplinaryperspective.ANTHROPOLOGYHEALTHMEDICINETroublingNaturalCategoriesEngagingtheMedicalAnthropologyofMargaretLockeditedbynaomiadelsonlesliebuttandkarinakielmannAcollectionofessaystakingupMargaretLocksenduringprojecttoquestionourdeeplyheldas-sumptionsaboutbiologymedicineandculture.SPECIFICATIONSNovember2013978-0-7735-4200-632.95ACDN32.95AUS22.99paper978-0-7735-4199-395.00SCDN95.00SUS74.00cloth6x9264pp3photos4tablesElectroniceditionavailable