Reclaiming the Female Body: Feminist Narratives on Bodily Autonomy
Join us for Reclaiming the Female Body: Feminist Narratives on Bodily Autonomy, an event with Jacaranda Books and The Africa Centre Date | Friday April 10th 2026 Time | from 6.30 pm Location | The Africa Centre 66 Suffolk Street SE1 0BL A panel discussion with Jacaranda authors Musih Tedji Xaviere (These Letters End in Tears), Kavitha Rao (Lady Doctors) and Njambi McGrath (Rinsing Mukami’s Soul) examining feminist narratives of the female body and how it shapes women’s lived experiences. Drawing on their respective works, this timely conversation will explore how women’s bodies become battlegrounds of regulation and resistance under patriarchal systems. From the subversion of gender norms in These Letters End in Tears, to the historical erasure of women’s bodies and expertise in Lady Doctors, to the aftermath of sexual assault and pregnancy in Rinsing Mukami’s Soul, the authors offer a rich, intersectional perspective on the figh...
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Join us for Reclaiming the Female Body: Feminist Narratives on Bodily Autonomy, an event with Jacaranda Books and The Africa Centre
Date | Friday April 10th 2026
Time | from 6.30 pm
Location | The Africa Centre 66 Suffolk Street SE1 0BL
A panel discussion with Jacaranda authors Musih Tedji Xaviere (These Letters End in Tears), Kavitha Rao (Lady Doctors) and Njambi McGrath (Rinsing Mukami’s Soul) examining feminist narratives of the female body and how it shapes women’s lived experiences. Drawing on their respective works, this timely conversation will explore how women’s bodies become battlegrounds of regulation and resistance under patriarchal systems. From the subversion of gender norms in These Letters End in Tears, to the historical erasure of women’s bodies and expertise in Lady Doctors, to the aftermath of sexual assault and pregnancy in Rinsing Mukami’s Soul, the authors offer a rich, intersectional perspective on the figh...
