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My Wedding Had Shareholders
A two-year Dinka marriage process, told through negotiations, cows, ceremonies and one question: when does communal support become communal ownership?
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The Arithmetic of a Daughter
Girlhood, cattle, bridewealth and what happens when a daughter’s value is discussed in calculations.
Relative-ly Speaking
Apparently, My Father Needed More Children
Grief, lineage and the proposal that a wife be married in a late father’s name so that his lineage could continue.
Daughter, Please!
The Fruits of His Labour
A father’s decision to educate his daughters, and what happens when education, work and assets enter marriage negotiations.
Daughter, Please!
I Bought the Lipstick. Now What?
Femininity, appearance, comfort and the difference between looking as though you have made it and choosing what womanhood means for yourself.