Date: 18 December 2024
Time: 14:30–16:30
Location: Room 3.023, Bâtiment de Recherche Sud, Campus Condorcet, Aubervilliers
Women, Brewing and Urban Professionalism in Twentieth-Century Tabora, Western Tanzania, 1930–1970
Salvatory Nyanto, University of Dar es Salaam
Abstract
This study draws on oral and documentary sources to explore how women in Tabora used brewing as a pathway to overcome socio-economic challenges rooted in the legacy of slavery. In 1963, women established the Association of African Women Brewers, headquartered in Tabora, which advanced their roles as “urban professionals.” The association coordinated women’s demands across the western province and expanded their opportunities beyond what the colonial state could offer.
“Don’t be a Daddy Chakati Chapera [Housewife] Wife. Go to School, Work and Empower Yourselves”: Kitchen Parties in Harare, Zimbabwe, in the 21st Century
Nathaniel Chimhete, University of Zimbabwe
Co-authored with Aldrin Magaya, DePauw University
Abstract
This paper investigates the origins and evolution of kitchen parties in Harare, Zimbabwe, focusing on the post-2000 era. Often viewed as spaces reinforcing traditional patriarchal norms, kitchen parties are reframed here as dynamic social and moral projects. Using oral sources and newspaper reports, the study examines how women actively redefine the meaning and content of these events. This “counterfeiting culture” process involves adapting traditional practices to new norms, highlighting societal dynamics and empowering women through these transformations.