The max word count for this essay is 1500 words. The essay title is To what exte

The max word count for this essay is 1500 words. The essay title is To what extent is homophobia a legacy of colonialism? However you should be investigating this specific to Uganda, so introduce that idea in the introduction i.e Uganda will be the focus in investigating this question etc. You must have a clear line of argument, and ensure that the the essay is detailed and argumentative not descriptive. Use specific facts, laws at the time good context etc. You should also integrate historians and scholarly work in your answer, intertwine them with your argument and the points you make. This essay should be written to the highest standard encompassing the following : Compelling answer to the question, expertly supported by evidence
Comprehensive and precise knowledge of relevant topics and sources
Original and sophisticated understanding of relevant sources, theories, methods, and/or debates
Superb presentation, including elegant writing style, strong organisation, and flawless referencing
May achieve, or be close to, a publishable standard
The referencing style for this essay should be Chicago referencing. Here are also 3 good points you could explore in the essay :
Colonial Introduction of Anti-Sodomy Laws
Christian Missionary Influence
Post-Colonial Perpetuation and Politicization of Homophobia
here are some good sources include 6 from this list feel free to use your own too :
MARC EPPRECHT (1272) ‘Sexuality, Africa, History’, The American Historical Review, 114(5), pp. 1258–1272.
Sylvia Tamale. Confronting the Politics of Nonconforming Sexualities in Africa. African Studies Review
Corinne Lennox; Matthew Waites Human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity in the Commonwealth: struggles for decriminalisation and change. Read Kevin Ward. Religious institutions and actors and religious attitudes to homosexual rights: South Africa and Uganda, eBook
Patrick Awondo, Peter Geschiere, Graeme Reid. Homophobic Africa? Toward A More Nuanced View African Studies Review
Heterosexual Africa?: the history of an idea from the age of exploration to the age of AIDS
Book by Marc Epprecht 2008
The Problem with Freedom: Homosexuality and Human Rights in Uganda in Anthropological Quarterly
Article by Lydia Boyd 2013
“Dear Dolly’s” Advice: Representations of Youth, Courtship, and Sexualities in Africa, 1960-1980 on JSTOR
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Building a Barometer of Gay Rights (BGR): A Case Study of Uganda and the Persecution of Homosexuals in Human Rights Quarterly
Article by Susan Dicklitch, Berwood Yost, Bryan M. Dougan 2012
Gay Rights and the Politics of Anti-homosexual Legislation in Africa: Insights from Uganda and Nigeria in Journal of African Union Studies
Article by Lere Amusan, Luqman Saka, O. Adekeye Muinat 2019
Locating Neocolonialism, ”Tradition,” and Human Rights in Uganda’s ”Gay Death Penalty” in African Studies Review
Article by Kristen Cheney 2012
Homophobic Africa? Toward A More Nuanced View in African Studies Review
Article by Patrick Awondo, Peter Geschiere, Graeme Reid 2012 essential
Morality plays and money matters: towards a situated understanding of the politics of homosexuality in Uganda in The Journal of Modern African Studies
Article by Joanna Sadgrove, Robert M. Vanderbeck, Johan Andersson, Gill Valentine, Kevin Ward 2012