Browsing by Subject "Jiko, Food, Metaphors, Sexisms, Sexuality and Female Anatomy"

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Sexism of the Jiko (Cooking Stove), Food and Sexuality: The Fuzzy Conceptual Boundary

Magonya Achieng' Lilian (Linguistics and Literature Studies, 2019)

This paper re-examines the Jiko 1 as a symbol of femininity within the East African region. In the Kenyan society, jikos serve as charcoal based ceramic stoves used for cooking in virtually all households. The goal of ...