The Revolution in Portugal's African Colonies: A Review Essay

Controversy over the existence of a gender order among the pre-colonial Yoruba in south-western Nigeria is growing within postcolonial scholarship, including among Western academics. This article argues that Nathaniel Fadipe's ethnographic study, which references the pre-colonial era, sheds light on the debate. Fadipe was the first Yoruba sociologist to gain a Ph.D. Focusing on his discussions of childhood, the domestic sphere and family life, I undertake a textual analysis that compares his unpublished dissertation (1939) with the published version that was edited by Okediji and Okediji (1970). I conclude that both texts present clear evidence of pre-colonial gender constructs. The dissertation, less referenced by scholars, is however more persistent in discussing inequalities. I discuss the portrayal of gender, offer reasons for differences between the two texts and highlight areas of divergence.     

"三个世界"写作班子的回顾

“班子”这个词来源于旧时梨园,随着时代不同而发生变化。现在都称为“剧团”,如果再称“戏班子”就带有贬意了。后来“班子”这个词有了新意,诠释为集体,如“领导班子”、“生产班子”和“写作班子”等等。“写作班子”在文革期间曾红极一时。当时,最重要和最权威的文章几乎都是出自“写作班子”,有的还经中央政治局讨论通过,以“两报一刊”编辑部名义发表。1977年11月1日以