“The womb that failed us”: linguistic violence and gendered blame in infertility discourses in the Shona society
Journal of Asian and African Studies
Published online on April 22, 2026
Abstract
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This paper reframes the gendered discourse of infertility in Zimbabwean Shona society as a form of linguistic gender-based violence (GBV). Drawing on ethnographic interviews and discourse analysis, the study uncovers how proverbs, metaphors, naming ...
This paper reframes the gendered discourse of infertility in Zimbabwean Shona society as a form of linguistic gender-based violence (GBV). Drawing on ethnographic interviews and discourse analysis, the study uncovers how proverbs, metaphors, naming ...