'Gender' Artifacts - Episode 29

On this episodes, the hosts discuss why we view some artifacts as being intrinsically gendered. Specifically looking at why weapons are male and sewing implements are female and how our modern biases affect our views of the past. 

Links

• http://pagepaige.blogspot.com/2013/02/feminist-theory-in-archaeology-search.html
• http://sciencenordic.com/don%E2%80%99t-underestimate-viking-women
• https://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/may/14/early-men-women-equal-scientists

Contacts

• Women in Archaeology on Twitter (@womenarchys)
• Chelsi Slotten on Twitter (@osteoarchaeo)
• Emily Long on Twitter (@trowel_tales)
• Kirsten Lopez on Twitter (@archyfem)
• Show email: womeninarchaeology@gmail.com
• https://womeninarchaeology.wordpress.com/

Feminist Archaeology - Episode 18

This episode the panel discusses Feminist Archaeology. What is it? How does it affect the field of archaeology, and how can it be used to improve archaeology?

LINKS:

• Boutin, AT. 2016.  “Exploring the social constructions of disability: An application of bioarchaeology of personhood model to a pathological skeleton from ancient Bahrain.”  IJP 12:17-28
• Conkey, M. and Spector, J. 1984. “Archaeology and the Study of Gender.” Advances in Archaeological Method and Theory. 7: 1-38
• Gero, J and Conkey, M.  1991. Engendering archaeology: women and prehistory. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
• Hodgson, D. 2016. The Gender, Culture, and Power Reader.  New York: Oxford University Press. 
• Introduction to “Binary Binds”: Deconstructing Sex and Gender Dichotomies in Archaeological Practice.
• Lara Ghisleni, Alexis M. Jordan, Emily Fioccoprile
• Feminist Theorizing of Patriarchal Colonialism, Power Dynamics, and Social Agency Materialized in Colonial Institutions. by Suzanne M. Spencer-Wood
• Black Feminist Archaeology by Whitney Battle-Baptiste
• The Invisible Sex: Uncovering the True Roles of Women in Prehistory by J. M. Adovasio, Olga Soffer, Jake Page
• Go Dig a Hole, Episode 16 – Queer Archaeology (featuring Chelsea Blackmore and Megan Springate)

Contact:

Chelsi Slotten on Twitter (@osteoarchaeo)
Show email: womeninarchaeology@gmail.com
Women In Archaeology Blog