Gender Archaeology (eBook)

Marie Louise Stig S rensen (Autor)

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2013 | 1. Auflage
248 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-0-7456-6864-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This major new textbook explores the relations between gender and archaeology, providing an innovative and important account of how material culture is used in the construction of gender. Throughout this lively and accessible text, Sorensen engages with the question of how gender is materially constituted, and examines the intersection of social and material concerns from the Palaeolithic Age to the present day. Part One discusses a range of important general issues, beginning with an overview of the recent role of gender and gender relations in our appropriation of past societies. After introducing the debate about feminist or gender archaeology, Sorensen examines archaeology's concern with the sex/gender distinction, the nature of negotiation, and feminist epistemological claims in relation to archaeology. In Part Two, the author focuses on the materiality of gender, exploring it through case studies ranging from prehistory to contemporary society. Food, dress, space and contact are examined in turn, to show how they express and negotiate gender roles. This illustrated textbook will be essential reading for students and scholars in archaeology, anthropology, material culture studies and women's studies.

Autor

Jesus College, Cambridge (affiliation)

Inhalt

List of illustrations.

Acknowledgements.

PART I.

1. Gender into the Past.

2. Gender and Archaeology: a History.

3. Theorizing Gender: Sex and Gender.

4. Theorizing Gender: Negotiation and Practice.

5. The Materiality of Gender: The Gendered Object.

PART II.

6. Food: The Performance of Feeding and Eating.

7. Dressing Gender: Identity through Appearance.

8. The Engendering of Space.

9. Contact: The Short-lived Triangle.

10. The Beginning: On Becoming Gendered.

11. Reflections.

References.

Index.

Rezensionen

'This book is of the highest intellectual quality, carefully argued
in a non-confrontational tone. Sørenson's emphasis on what
archaeology can contribute to the social science discussion about
gender is a refreshing change from much of the existing literature
on the topic.' Elizabeth Scott, Zooarch Research

'For a penetrating analysis of the state of gender archaeology
today, and an extended discussion of the ways in which archaeology
can best contribute to understanding gender, this book is extremely
important ... Clear and cogent, this book will be of interest to
all archaeologists because of its emphasis on the materiality of
gender.' Journal of Anthropological Research

'This is not just another book about the history or nature of
gender archaeology or the problems associated with making women
visible in the past. The author addresses these subjects, but also
contributes both theoretical insights into defining gender and
practical approaches to excavating "gendered" objects ... Although
engendering the archaeological record is a complex endeavor, she
documents ways in whch it is an achievable goal. Her book is
thorough, well footnoted and well argued.' Choice

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.4.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Anthropologie • Anthropology • Archäologie • archaeology • Archäologie • Social & Cultural Anthropology • Social Identity • Sociology • Soziale Identität • Soziale Identität • Soziale u. kulturelle Anthropologie • Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 0-7456-6864-X / 074566864X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7456-6864-2 / 9780745668642