| dc.description.abstract | Philosophy and feminism in Uganda are subjects to be discussed
with reservation. Arguments about feminism mostly collapse
into one category – radical feminism. Even with this common
speech that refers to feminism as radical feminism, it is not clear
whether those who hold such a conception of feminism understand
what exactly radical feminism is, or even what feminism is all about.
Philosophy, which ought to be a discipline that aids in understanding
concepts such as these, their usage and implications, is avoided at all
costs by most Ugandans. It is common for someone to say that philosophy is a complex subject for confused individuals and there is no sense
in one setting time aside for philosophical study. With such attitudes,
one wonders why and whether Ugandans meaningfully participate in
globally-uniting phenomena, for instance the annual “Women’s Day”
celebrations set for 8 March. It is also intriguing that if they do, they
do not yet engage in any discourse about perceptions of 8 March for
females and males. What do they celebrate and how does it impact on
their lives the rest of the year? The argument here is that in order to
understand feminism and all it represents, philosophy is an important tool without which, Ugandan’s wallow in endless prejudices and contradictions that do not help better interaction between women and men or to
equally participate in globally discussed issues. In this paper, I attempt
to answer: Why is philosophy not appealing to women in Uganda and
what can be done to have changed attitudes? | en_US |
