A new film starring Viola Davis reclaims the narrative of the fiercely resistant African “Amazons.” From JProfessor:
were accused of cultural appropriation and simplistic romanticization of an African past that reflects African American cultural ignorance.
Achebe concurred, admitting she became a historian of Africa precisely because she wanted to challenge the global image of African women as “beasts of burden.” To Achebe, however, such gender-defying tactics are more reflective of African ways of complicating sex and gender—which can offer lessons for contemporary feminism and conversations in the West around gender identity.
It is this gender complexity, indigenous to Africa, that gave rise to the development of a powerful all-female army during King Ghezo’s reign. Their military inclusion enhanced a population whose male members had been decimated over the years through numerous wars fought during the era of the transatlantic slave trade.
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