African Queer Theory
Description
This ground-breaking text introduces African queer theory as a vital intellectual framework rooted in ancient African cosmologies and spiritual traditions. Situated at the intersection of Africana Studies and queer theory, it proposes Africana queer theory as both a deconstructive and reconstructive framework. The theory critiques heteronormative paradigms while recovering and reimagining African-centered explanations of gender, sexuality, and identity that align with ancient cosmological interpretations. The method extends these theoretical insights, offering scholars tools to analyze cosmologies and psychological systems across the African world, employing the cosmological interactive self-framework.
Drawing from Anu cosmology and constructs such as Maat (balance), Ba (higher self), Ka (ego), and Meshkenet (destiny), Dr. Maat articulates a comprehensive African-centered queer method. He examines questions about existence, identity, and sexuality within cosmological terms, proposing deductive and qualitative methodologies.
Part of The Little Black Book Series on Research Methods for the African Diaspora, African Queer Theory and Methodologies challenges scholars to integrate African spiritual philosophies with contemporary queer discourses, interrogating colonial, heterosexist, and Christian frameworks.
