Women in Archaeology : Intersectionalities in Practice Worldwide

• Autore: López Varela Sandra L
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2023; ©2023
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (615 pages)
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- About the Editor -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Contributors -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Women Practicing Archaeology -- Introduction -- Intersectionality: A Unifying Framework -- Intersectionalities in Archaeological Practice Worldwide -- Women Shaping the Profession -- Women and the Professionalization of Archaeology -- Women Archaeologists in Times of War -- Women Archaeologists in Post-World War -- Women Archaeologists in the New World Order -- Women and Archaeological Sciences -- Women Archaeologists in the World of Work -- Women Against Abuse, Harassment, and Discrimination in the World of Work -- Women of Wisdom -- References -- Part II: The Americas -- Chapter 2: Women in US Cultural Resource Management: Stories of Courage, Ingenuity, Perseverance, and Intellect -- Introduction -- CRM: Definition and Development -- Fundamental Federal Legislation and Regulations that Made CRM Possible -- Precursors to CRM: Salvage Work on Dams and Reservoirs -- The Transition to and Full Emergence of CRM as an Industry -- Why Women Who Want to Be Archaeologists Should Consider a Career in CRM -- References -- Chapter 3: Women in the Emergence of Archaeology of Mexico and Central America -- Introduction -- Women as Collectors -- Women as Natural Historians -- Women and Museums -- Women in Academic Anthropology -- References -- Chapter 4: Digging in Our Grandmother's Gardens: Black Women Archaeologists in the United States from the 1930s to the Present -- Introduction -- Black Women Doing Archaeology Before 1980 -- Black American Women Trowel Blazers of the Late Twentieth Century -- Fostering African American Women Archaeologists for the Future -- African American Women and their Intellectual Genealogies -- Community Engagement as Social Justice -- Where African American Women Archaeologists Work. ; Research at Sites of Enslavement -- Work on Slavery and its Afterlives in the United States -- References -- Chapter 5: The History of Teotihuacan Through the Eyes of Women Scholars -- Early History of the Teotihuacan Valley -- The Urban Settlement of Teotihuacan -- Teotihuacan's Natural Environment and Subsistence Strategies -- The City's Sectors -- Craft Specialization -- Archaeometric Studies -- Final Considerations -- References -- Chapter 6: Las Mexicanas and their Clay Griddles: Lessons from Ethnoarchaeology for the Fight Against Poverty -- Introduction -- Previous Investigations at Cuentepec -- Ethnoarchaeological Research at Cuentepec (1998-2004) -- Analytical Studies -- Ethnoarchaeology: Its Unrealized Potential -- Ethnoarchaeology and Economic Growth and Development -- A Methodological Reorientation -- Unforeseen Consequences -- The Identity of Poverty -- The Future Is Ethnoarchaeology -- References -- Chapter 7: Las Invisibles: The Unrecognized Contributions of Women to Ecuadorian Archaeology -- Introduction -- The Context of Archaeological Practice in Ecuador -- Gender in the Archaeology of Ecuador -- Two Notable Female Archaeologists and Their Contributions to the Archaeology of Ecuador -- Rhythms of Guayaquil's Past: The Contributions of Resfa Parducci -- Love, Food, and Community: The Contributions of Karen Stothert -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8: Myriam N. Tarragó, a Woman at the Crossroads of Argentinian Archaeology -- Introduction -- Women at the Dawn of Argentine Archaeology -- Myriam Tarragó -- "This Is What I Want to Do!" -- When Ideals Matter -- The Fleeting Spring and the Later Illegal Detention -- The Return from Exile -- Myriam, MET Director and Example for the Next Generations -- Concluding Remarks -- References. ; Chapter 9: Indigenous Archaeologies and the (Re)Action of Women Archaeologists: An Overview of the Brazilian Archaeology Context -- Introduction -- Indigenous Demands and the Re(Action) of Women Archaeologists -- Women Archaeologists and the Decolonization of Archaeological Thought -- "Doing Archaeology as a Feminist" in the Brazilian Context -- Women Archaeologists, Indigenous People, and 'Situated Knowledges' -- Final Remarks -- References -- Part III: Europe -- Chapter 10: Prehistoric Archaeology in Spain from a Feminist Perspective: Thirty Years of Reflection and Debate -- Introduction -- The Archaeological Study of Maintenance Activities -- The Archaeology of the Body -- Maternity and Childhood -- Depictions -- The Postcolonial Views -- Women and the Practice of Archaeology -- Feminist Public Archaeology -- References -- Chapter 11: Women's Pathways in the History of Spanish Archaeology: A New Synthesis -- Introduction -- The Early Pioneers (Seventeenth to Nineteenth Centuries) -- First Professional Women in Spanish Archaeology (1910-1939) -- Finding Their Way: Women Archaeologists from the 1940s to the 1960s -- Raising Their Heads: Women in the Last Three Decades of the Twentieth Century -- Women Archaeologists in the Twenty-First Century -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 12: The Professionalization of Female Prehistorians in France in the Twentieth Century -- Introduction -- Women in a Field Dominated by Amateurs -- Women in the French Learned Societies Before 1914 -- The Interwar Period -- Patrons, Wives or Epigones of Great Men -- In the Shadow of Husbands and Fathers -- In the Service of Great Men -- The Specificity of the French Situation -- After the Second World War - The Professionalization of French Prehistory -- The First Professional Women Prehistorians -- A Volunteer But World-Renowned Female Researcher. ; The Leroi-Gourhan School -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 13: Female and Male Archaeologists in Italy from the Unification (1871) to Contemporary Times -- Introduction -- From the Unification to the Second World War -- Female Archaeology from Second World War to Today: Quantitative Approach -- Female Archaeology After the Second World War to Today -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 14: Women's Contributions to Archaeology in Germany Since the Nineteenth Century -- Introduction -- Female Antiquarians as Early Archaeologists -- Nineteenth Century: Archaeological Work by Autodidacts -- Early Twentieth Century -- Archaeologists Committed to National Socialism and Victims of Nazi Persecution Between 1933 and 1945 -- Archaeology in Post-war Germany -- Female Archaeologists in Divided Germany -- Decades of Transformation in the East and West -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 15: Women as Actors and Objects: The Discovery of 'Venus' Figurines in Present-Day Austria -- Introduction -- Venus of Willendorf -- Venus of Langenzersdorf -- Venus of Falkenstein -- Venus of Stratzing -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 16: A Safe Space for Women Archaeologists? The Impact of K.A.N. on Norwegian Archaeology -- Introduction -- The Historical Background -- K.A.N. - The Journal -- The First Phase - Re-orientation and Establishment -- The Second Phase - Consolidation, Empirical Research, and Theoretical Development -- The Third Phase - Gender and Third Waves -- The Last Phase - Going International -- The Impact of K.A.N. in Norwegian Archaeology -- The Norwegian Strategy -- K.A.N. as a Safe Space -- Theoretical and Epistemological Impact -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 17: Moving Big Slabs: Lili Kaelas and Märta Strömberg - Two Swedish Pioneers in European Megalith Research -- Introduction. ; A Broad Spectrum of Approaches: Briefly on Swedish Female Colleagues on Megaliths -- Lily Kaelas: Moving Swedish Megaliths Research into European Contexts -- Märta Strömberg: Moving Attention Beyond the Megalith's Chamber -- Discussion -- Comparing their Work -- A Comparison of their Wider Academic Contexts and Possible Influences -- A Comparative Discussion of their Social and Temporal Context -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 18: Women in the Archaeology of the Trans-Urals (Russian Federation) -- Introduction -- Archaeology of Bronze and Iron Ages in the Trans-Urals and Western Siberia -- Investigation of Peat Bog Sites in the Middle Trans-Urals -- Women and Children in the Bronze Age Urals -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 19: No Pay, Low Pay, and Unequal Pay: The TrowelBlazers Perspective on the History of Women in Archaeology -- References -- Part IV: Middle East -- Chapter 20: The Story of Nawala A. Al-Mutawalli, a Woman Archaeologist from Iraq -- Introduction -- About the Archaeology of Iraq -- Studying Archaeology in Iraq -- Women in the Archaeology of Iraq -- Epilogue -- Part V: Africa -- Chapter 21: Women and the Foundation of Egyptian Archaeology -- Introduction -- Egypt, Egyptology, and Europe in the 1800s -- Women in Britain at the Turn of the Twentieth Century -- Amelia Ann Blandford Edwards -- Margaret Alice Murray -- Gertrude Caton Thompson -- Success and Challenges -- The Field Today -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 22: Female Archaeologists in West Africa: The Case of Senegal -- Introduction -- Archaeology in French West Africa, Origins, Practice, and Public Perception -- Women in the Archaeology of Africa during the Colonial Period -- Women in Senegalese Archaeology -- Why so few African Women Are Interested in West African Archaeology? -- Invisible Women -- Rigid Gender Roles -- Girls' Education Challenges. ; Women in Academia Facts and Stereotypes.
• Titolo autorizzato: Women in Archaeology
• ISBN: 3-031-27650-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910734845303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Women in Engineering and Science Series