This book explores how colonial, patriarchal norms have influenced modern-day representations of African women. As colonial discourses of femininity serve to 'other' those who don't possess one or more of the qualities deemed "feminine" - it is expected that a women of power would be scrutinized closely, critiqued and, often, outcast. Race is a contributing factor to this 'othering' - a black woman of power is not seen as normal at all It is this patriarchal, racist representation of a particularly powerful Caster Semenya that has catalyzed the need for this book. Using the spectacle created...