Anne Hugon, "Etre mere en situation coloniale: Gold Coast (annees 1910-1950)" (Editions de la Sorbonne, 2020)
For a majority of African women, the \u201ccolonial encounter\u201d occurred at the maternity ward, the health centre, or Maternal and Infant Welfare Centres. In\xa0\xcatre m\xe8re en situation coloniale: Gold Coast (ann\xe9es 1910-1950)\xa0(Editions de la Sorbonne, 2020),\xa0Anne Hugon analyzes the consequences of colonialism on colonized women, through a history of maternal and child health institutions in the Gold Coast (present-day Ghana). How were colonial biomedical interventions around pregnancy and childbirth implemented? How did the women who sought care in these centres perceive and repurpose such interventions? By relying on administrative archives of medical services, oral history with retired midwives, private archives, and newspapers, this book sheds light on the multifaceted experiences of African mothers in a colonial context.\nAnne Hugon\xa0is an Associate Professor of African History at Paris 1-Panth\xe9on Sorbonne and a member of the Institut des Mondes Africains (IMAf).\nThomas Zuber\xa0is a PhD Candidate in History at Columbia University.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies