Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: -- Introduction: Feminist Politics of Knowledge / Signe Arnfred and Akosua Adomako Ampofo -- Chapter 1. One Who has Truth - She has Strength: The Feminist Activist Inside and Outside the Academy in Ghana / Akosua Adomako Ampofo -- Chapter 2. Connections to Research: The Southern African Network of Higher Education Institutions Challenging Sexual Harassment/Sexual Violence / Jane Bennett -- Chapter 3. Reflections of a Feminist Scholar-Activist in Nigeria / Charmaine Pereira -- Chapter 4. Advocacy for Women's Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights in Africa: Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea / Adetoun Ilumoka -- Chapter 5. Critical Feminism in Mozambique: Situated in the Context of our Experienceas Women, Academics and Activists / Isabel Maria Casimiro and Ximena Andrade -- Chapter 6. Disappearing Dodos?: Reflections on Women and Academic Freedom Based on Experiences in Ghana and the United States / Nancy Lundgren and Mansah Prah -- Chapter 7. Doing Women's Studies:Problems and Prospects for Researchers and Activists in Nigeria / Nkoli N Ezumah -- Chapter 7. Discursive Challenges for African Feminisms / Desiree Lewis -- Contributors -- Index