The politics of fashion and beauty in Africa
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ii | Fem<strong>in</strong>ist <strong>Africa</strong> 21<br />
Editorial policy<br />
Fem<strong>in</strong>ist <strong>Africa</strong> is guided by a pr<strong>of</strong>ound<br />
commitment to transform<strong>in</strong>g gender hierarchies<br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>Africa</strong>, <strong>and</strong> seeks to redress <strong>in</strong>justice <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong>equality <strong>in</strong> its content <strong>and</strong> design, <strong>and</strong> by<br />
its open-access <strong>and</strong> cont<strong>in</strong>entally-targeted<br />
distribution strategy. Fem<strong>in</strong>ist <strong>Africa</strong> targets<br />
gender researchers, students, educators,<br />
women’s organisations <strong>and</strong> fem<strong>in</strong>ist activists<br />
throughout <strong>Africa</strong>. It works to develop a<br />
fem<strong>in</strong>ist <strong>in</strong>tellectual community by promot<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>and</strong> enhanc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Africa</strong>n women’s <strong>in</strong>tellectual<br />
work. To overcome the access <strong>and</strong> distribution<br />
challenges fac<strong>in</strong>g conventional academic<br />
publications, Fem<strong>in</strong>ist <strong>Africa</strong> deploys a dual<br />
dissem<strong>in</strong>ation strategy, us<strong>in</strong>g the Internet as<br />
a key tool for knowledge-shar<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong><br />
communication, while mak<strong>in</strong>g hard copies<br />
available to those based at <strong>Africa</strong>n <strong>in</strong>stitutions.<br />
Two issues are produced per annum, <strong>in</strong><br />
accordance with themes specified <strong>in</strong> the calls<br />
for contributions.<br />
<strong>The</strong> editorial team can be contacted at<br />
agi-fem<strong>in</strong>istafrica@uct.ac.za<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
<strong>The</strong> Fem<strong>in</strong>ist <strong>Africa</strong> team acknowledges the<br />
<strong>in</strong>tellectual <strong>in</strong>put <strong>of</strong> the community <strong>of</strong> <strong>Africa</strong>n<br />
fem<strong>in</strong>ist scholars <strong>and</strong> the Editorial Advisory<br />
Board.<br />
We thank the <strong>Africa</strong>n Women’s<br />
Development Fund for their f<strong>in</strong>ancial support<br />
towards production <strong>and</strong> publication.<br />
Disclaimer<br />
<strong>The</strong> views expressed by contributors to<br />
Fem<strong>in</strong>ist <strong>Africa</strong> are not necessarily those <strong>of</strong><br />
the Editors, Editorial Advisory Board, the<br />
<strong>Africa</strong>n Gender Institute, or our partners.<br />
While every reasonable effort is made to<br />
check factual accuracy <strong>in</strong> published material,<br />
the contributors are ultimately responsible<br />
for verify<strong>in</strong>g claims made <strong>in</strong> their writ<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />
Neither Fem<strong>in</strong>ist <strong>Africa</strong> nor the <strong>Africa</strong>n<br />
Gender Institute will be responsible for errors<br />
or <strong>in</strong>accuracies <strong>in</strong> contributions.<br />
Editor<br />
Am<strong>in</strong>a Mama<br />
Issue 21 editor<br />
Simidele Dosekun<br />
Reviews editor<br />
Simidele Dosekun<br />
Copy editors<br />
Jane Bennett<br />
Simidele Dosekun<br />
Pro<strong>of</strong>reader<br />
Helen Douglas<br />
Editorial team<br />
Jane Bennett<br />
Sel<strong>in</strong>a Mudavanhu<br />
Barbara Boswell<br />
Sylvia Tamale<br />
Victoria Collis-Buthelezi<br />
Div<strong>in</strong>e Fuh<br />
Amrita P<strong>and</strong>e<br />
Editorial advisory group<br />
<strong>The</strong> editorial advisory group <strong>of</strong> Fem<strong>in</strong>ist <strong>Africa</strong><br />
consists <strong>of</strong> scholars <strong>and</strong> researchers, located<br />
<strong>in</strong> different fields <strong>in</strong> the social sciences <strong>and</strong><br />
humanities, who <strong>of</strong>fer their expertise to the<br />
development <strong>and</strong> dissem<strong>in</strong>ation <strong>of</strong> Fem<strong>in</strong>ist<br />
<strong>Africa</strong> as an <strong>in</strong>novative <strong>Africa</strong>n-focused<br />
journal.<br />
Advisory group members are:<br />
Akosua Adamako-Amp<strong>of</strong>o, Bibi Bakare-<br />
Yusuf, Teresa Barnes, Kum-Kum Bhavnani,<br />
Hope Chigudu, Tsitsi Dangaremba, Carole<br />
Boyce Davies, Simidele Dosekun, Am<strong>and</strong>a<br />
Gouws, Pregs Govender, Pumla D<strong>in</strong>eo<br />
Gqola, Shireen Hassim, Desiree Lewis, Z<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Magubane, Takyiwaa Manuh, Helen M<strong>of</strong>fett,<br />
Ch<strong>and</strong>ra Mohanty, Patricia Mohammed,<br />
Patricia McFadden, Ruth Ochieng, Margo<br />
Okazawa-Rey, Aw<strong>in</strong>o Okech, Charma<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Pereira, Jennifer Radl<strong>of</strong>f, Rhoda Reddock,<br />
Vasu Reddy, Kopano Ratele, Ebrima Sall,<br />
Fatou Sow, Ch<strong>in</strong>yere Oparah, Sylvia Tamale,