Gender Stereotypes In Archaeology A Short Reflection In Image And Text

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9464260254

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Gender Stereotypes in Archaeology. A Short Reflection in Image and Text by Anonim Pdf

Were men the only hunters and producers of tools, art and innovation in prehistory? Were women the only gatherers, home-bound breeders and caregivers? Are all prehistoric female depictions mother goddesses? And do women and men have equal career chances in archaeology? To put it short, no. However, these are some of the gender stereotypes that we still encounter on a daily basis in archaeology from the way archaeologists interpret the past and present it to the general public to how they practice it as a profession.0This booklet is as a short but informative and critical response by archaeologists to various gender stereotypes that exist in the archaeological explanation of the past, as well as in the contemporary disciplinary practice. Gender and feminist archaeologists have fought for decades against gender stereotypes through academic writing, museum exhibitions and popular literature, among others. Despite their efforts, many of these stereotypes continue to live and even flourish, both in academic and non-academic settings, especially in countries where gender archaeology does not exist or where gender in archaeology is barely discussed. Given this context and the rise of far right or ultraconservative ideologies and beliefs across the globe, this booklet is a timely and thought-provoking contribution that openly addresses often uncomfortable topics concerning gender in archaeology, in an attempt to raise awareness both among the professionals and others interested in the discipline.0The booklet includes 24 commonly encountered gender stereotypes in archaeology, explained and deconstructed in 250 words by archaeologists with expertise on gender in the past and in contemporary archaeology, most of them being members of the Archaeology and Gender in Europe (AGE) Community of the European Association of Archaeologists.00In addition, the stereotypes are illustrated by Serbian award-winning artist Nikola Radosavljevic.

Author : Laura Coltofean-Arizancu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Social archaeology
ISBN : 9464260262

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Gender Stereotypes in Archaeology by Laura Coltofean-Arizancu Pdf

Author : Uroš Mati?
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789257731

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Beautiful Bodies by Uroš Mati? Pdf

This book explores the role of material culture in the formation of corporeal aesthetics and beauty ideals in different past societies and thus contributes to the cultural relativization of bodily aesthetics and related gender norms. The volume does not explore beauty for the sake of beauty, but extensively explores how it serves to form and keep gender norms in place. The concept of beauty has been a topic of interest for some time, yet it is only in recent times that archaeologists have begun to approach beauty as a culturally contingent and socially constructed phenomenon. Although archaeologists and ancient historians extensively dealt with gender, they dealt less with it in relation to beauty. The contributions in this volume deal with different intersections of gender and corporeal aesthetics by turning to rich archaeological, textual and iconographic data from ancient Sumer, Aegean Bronze Age, ancient Egypt, ancient Athens, Roman provinces, the Viking world and the Qajar Iran. Beauty thus moves away from a curiosity and surface of the body to an analytic concept for a better understanding of past and present societies.

Author : Nona Palincaş
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031521553

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Gender and Change in Archaeology by Nona Palincaş Pdf

Author : Marie Louise Stig Sørensen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780745668642

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Gender Archaeology by Marie Louise Stig Sørensen Pdf

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.

Author : Kelley Hays-Gilpin,David S. Whitley
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0415173604

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Reader in Gender Archaeology by Kelley Hays-Gilpin,David S. Whitley Pdf

This Reader in Gender Archaeology presents nineteen current, controversial and highly influential articles which confront and illuminate issues of gender in prehistory. The question of gender difference and whether it is natural or culturally constructed is a compelling one. The articles here, which draw on evidence from a wide range of geographic areas, demonstrate how all archaeological investigation can benefit from an awareness of issues of gender. They also show how the long-term nature of archaeological research can inform the gender debate across the disciplines. The volume: * organizes this complex area into seven sections on key themes in gender archaeology: archaeological method and theory, human origins, division of labour, the social construction of gender, iconography and ideology, power and social hierarchies and new forms of archaeological narrative * includes section introductions which outline the history of research on each topic and present the key points of each article * presents a balance of material which rewrites women into prehistory, and articles which show how the concept of gender informs our understanding and interpretation of the past.

Author : Moira Donald,Linda Hurcombe
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2000-09-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0312223986

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Gender and Material Culture in Archaeological Perspective by Moira Donald,Linda Hurcombe Pdf

Case studies drawn from many different periods and areas develop concepts and theories as diverse as the social contexts of production and artifact.

Author : Sarah Milledge Nelson
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780759113916

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Worlds of Gender by Sarah Milledge Nelson Pdf

In Worlds of Gender ten prominent scholars consider the research on gender and archaeology that has been conducted around the world. The authors discuss the archaeological evidence for gender distinctions from Africa, East Asia, South Asia, Australia, Europe, Mesoamerica, North America, and South America. Although some regions of the world have only been studied sporadically, this volume brings together the totality of the evidence to make it possible to compare sexual roles and identities from far-flung cultures of vastly different time periods. Worlds of Gender is an excellent resource for comparative cultural studies and gender studies, as well as a useful examination of how gender roles affect social structures.

Author : Roberta Gilchrist
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134607006

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Gender and Archaeology by Roberta Gilchrist Pdf

Gender and Archaeology is the first volume to critically review the development of this now key topic internationally, across a range of periods and material culture. ^l Roberta Gilchrist explores the significance of the feminist epistemologies. She shows the unique perspective that gender archaeology can bring to bear on issues such as division of labour and the life course. She examines issues of sexuality, and the embodiment of sexual identity. A substantial case study of gender space and metaphor in the medieval English castle is used to draw together and illustrate these issues.

Author : Sarah Milledge Nelson
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780759113909

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Women in Antiquity by Sarah Milledge Nelson Pdf

Archaeology is one of our most powerful sources of new information about the past, about the lives of our ancient and not-so-ancient ancestors. The contributors to Women in Antiquity consider the theoretical problems involved in discerning what the archaeological evidence tells us about gender roles in antiquity. The book includes chapters on the history of gender research, historical texts, mortuary analysis, household remains, hierarchy, and ethnoarchaeology, with each chapter teasing out the inherent difficulty in interpreting ancient evidence as well as the promise of new understanding. Women in Antiquity offers a fresh, accessible account of how we might grasp the ways in which sexual roles and identities shaped the past.

Author : University of Calgary. Archaeological Association. Conference
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Archaeology
ISBN : UCSC:32106012892482

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The Archaeology of Gender by University of Calgary. Archaeological Association. Conference Pdf

Author : Bettina Arnold,Nancy L. Wicker
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 075910137X

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Gender and the Archaeology of Death by Bettina Arnold,Nancy L. Wicker Pdf

Anthropologist, archaeologists, and art historians detail their approaches to studying gender in burial practices and in other mortuary contexts. They compare European and American traditions in this field, outline methods for analyzing gender in cultures of varying complexity and with different levels of documentation, and describe some of the successes of such efforts. Consideration is given to the relationships between gender, ideology, power, signification, and the interpretation of evidence. c. Book News Inc.

Author : Wendy Oliver,Doug Risner
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780813063454

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Dance and Gender by Wendy Oliver,Doug Risner Pdf

Driven by exacting methods and hard data, this volume reveals gender dynamics within the dance world in the twenty-first century. It provides concrete evidence about how gender impacts the daily lives of dancers, choreographers, directors, educators, and students through surveys, interviews, analyses of data from institutional sources, and action research studies. Dancers, dance artists, and dance scholars from the United States, Australia, and Canada discuss equity in three areas: concert dance, the studio, and higher education. The chapters provide evidence of bias, stereotyping, and other behaviors that are often invisible to those involved, as well as to audiences. The contributors answer incisive questions about the role of gender in various aspects of the field, including physical expression and body image, classroom experiences and pedagogy, and performance and funding opportunities. The findings reveal how inequitable practices combined with societal pressures can create environments that hinder health, happiness, and success. At the same time, they highlight the individuals working to eliminate discrimination and open up new possibilities for expression and achievement in studios, choreography, performance venues, and institutions of higher education. The dance community can strive to eliminate discrimination, but first it must understand the status quo for gender in the dance world. Wendy Oliver, professor of dance at Providence College, is coeditor of Jazz Dance: A History of the Roots and Branches. Doug Risner, professor of dance at Wayne State University, is coeditor of Hybrid Lives of Teaching Artists in Dance and Theatre Arts: A Critical Reader. Contributors: Gareth Belling | Karen Bond | Carolyn Hebert | Eliza Larson | Pamela S. Musil | Wendy Oliver | Katherine Polasek | Doug Risner | Emily Roper | Karen Schupp | Jan Van Dyke

Author : Laura Coltofean-Arizancu,Margarita Díaz-Andreu
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789254679

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Interdisciplinarity and Archaeology by Laura Coltofean-Arizancu,Margarita Díaz-Andreu Pdf

This book explores the history of interdisciplinary relationships between archaeology and other branches of knowledge in Europe and elsewhere. This is a largely untold history that needs to be unpacked. This book brings to light some of the events leading towards interdisciplinary relations in archaeology from the nineteenth to the twentieth century. It encompasses ten scholarly contributions that offer a critical overview of this complex, dynamic and long-lasting transformative process. This is a pioneering project in the field of the history of archaeology, as it is the first to examine the inclusion into archaeological practice of various disciplines categorized under the umbrella of hard, natural and social sciences, as well as the humanities. The authors of this volume include internationally acknowledged scholars of the history of archaeology, such as Margarita Díaz-Andreu, Nathan Schlanger and Oscar Moro, as well as other well-established authors in the field from Italy, Portugal, Romania, Spain and Switzerland. The chapters cover a wide range of topics. Several of them deal with interdisciplinarity in archaeology on a more general level by analysing its relationship with other sciences in specific countries. Other chapters discuss the incorporation of disciplines such as palynology and zoology into archaeology, either on a wider scale or using certain countries as case studies. Some authors focus on the work of scholars as starting points for examining the intersection between antiquarianism, archaeology, the natural sciences and numismatics, while others theorize on the influence of epistemology and philosophy of science on archaeological theory and practice. Finally, the influence of the army is also discussed in the development of archaeology.

Author : Kelley Hays-Gilpin
Publisher : Altamira Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2003-10-01
Category : Petroglyphs
ISBN : 075910512X

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Ambiguous Images by Kelley Hays-Gilpin Pdf

This work argues that art is a product of its physical and social environment and at the same time a tool of influence in shaping behaviour and ideas within a society. Rock art is shown to be very often one of the strongest lines of evidence available to scholars in understanding gender roles.