PROGRAMME TO PRACTICE: Gender and Feminism in Archaeology

In the past decade, archaeologists have given considerable attention to research on gender in the human past. In this review, we attempt to acknowledge much of this diverse and abundant work from an explicitly feminist perspective. We focus on reviewing a selection of approaches to gender that are a...

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Published in:Annual review of anthropology 1997-01, Vol.26 (1), p.411-437
Main Authors: Conkey, Margaret W, Gero, Joan M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archaeological paradigms
Archaeological sites
Archaeology
Feminism
Feminist anthropology
Gender
Gender performativity
Gender roles
Gender studies
Historical archaeology
Intervention
Scientific Research
Sex
Sex Differences
Sexes
Social evolution
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Summary:In the past decade, archaeologists have given considerable attention to research on gender in the human past. In this review, we attempt to acknowledge much of this diverse and abundant work from an explicitly feminist perspective. We focus on reviewing a selection of approaches to gender that are anchored to specific theoretical standpoints. In addition, we highlight several approaches that challenge an archaeology of gender that does not explicitly engage with the implications of this topic for research, practice, and interpretation. From our perspective, we suggest the value of situating gender research within an explicitly feminist framework, and we draw attention to some of the important insights for archaeology from the wider field of feminist critiques of science. Last, we draw attention to the crucial implications for the practice of archaeology.
ISSN:0084-6570
1545-4290
DOI:10.1146/annurev.anthro.26.1.411