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    Revisiting the representation of patriarchy and gender inequality in selected contemporary African novels
    (Kyambogo University (Unpublished work), 2024-10) Ayikoru, Gloria
    This study offers a comprehensive re-examination of the patriarchal and gender inequality representation in selected African novels, capturing key aspects of the continuous and nuanced evolution of the patriarchal and gender-inequality issues on the African continent. The analysis centres on three specific research objectives, namely: the examination of repression of women by fellow women; analyzing the oppression of men by both patriarchy and women; and an exploration of male’s advocacy for the emancipation of women under patriarchal societies. The study utilised qualitative, library-based research approach, characterized by close reading and textual analysis of both primary and secondary sources, to unravel the intricate evolution of patriarchal and gender inequality issues portrayed in the selected African novels; Kyomuhendo’s The First Daughter, Shoneyin’s The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives, El Saadawi’s Woman at Point Zero and Dangarembga’s Nervous Conditions, to highlight the magnitude of the evolution of both patriarchy and gender inequality issues in Africa. From the broader sociological literary lens, the analysis of the study is presented in five chapters. The findings of the study confirm the continuous and intricate threefold evolution of both patriarchal and gender inequality issues in Africa, namely: the subjugation of women by fellow women, the oppression of males by both women and certain patriarchal ideals, and male’s contribution and support to the woman emancipation in patriarchal African societies. The study concludes with two recommendations: firstly, future literary scholars should probe the role of the activism for women emancipation in the marginalization of the male gender (boys and men) in Africa, and secondly, that policy designers across the globe should pay serious attention to the plight of both the man and boy-child, since the continuous evolution of patriarchy and gender has, to some extent, marginalized them, too.