Theme:
4. People of the Present – Peopling the Past
Session format:
Regular session
Title:
CANCELLED What Is the Future of Feminist Archaeology? [AGE]
Content:
In recent years, we have witnessed the rise of concepts within feminism such as intersectionality, work-life balance and sorority, contributing to the way we perceive present society. Archaeology has not been oblivious to this "socialization" of feminism, followed by new reflections about the meanings and purposes of gender and feminist archaeology in a future-oriented discipline. The significance of carrying out and experiencing feminist and intersectional archaeology on a day-to-day basis, can be related to several factors, for instance, a shared way of visualizing common issues experienced by women in the archaeological field
Many feminist archaeologists conduct a type of research, knowledge transfer and activism that pursues equality at all levels: methodological and theoretical, by way of denouncing existing inequalities as raising awareness about labor and sexual harassment and work-life balance. This branch of the discipline, which is leading caregiving, aims to generate a fairer and more equitable present. However, the very agency of the term "feminist" or "feminism" and the fact that it is compulsory to apply the "gender perspective" in projects permits spaces of commodification and labeling. This may undermine the meaning of the concept and its global scope, by giving an individualistic agency to a collective movement.
This session will address key questions including, but not limited to:
-What contributions is contemporary feminism making to current trends in archaeological theory and practice?
- How does an intersectional perspective impact the current challenges of archaeology?
- How to keep within feminist archaeologies its sense of community?
- Is parenthood or motherhood and work/family balance influenced by gender and tenure status?
- What is the role of academic staff, working groups and commissions in dealing with sexual harassment and mobbing? Are protocols working?
- Are we reaching people, both archaeologists and a broader public, outside usual feminist circles?
Keywords:
Feminism, Intersectionality, Archaeological theory and practice, Tenure track, Work/family balance, Sexual harrassment
Session associated with MERC:
no
Session associated with CIfA:
no
Session associated with SAfA:
no
Session associated with CAA:
no
Session associated with DGUF:
no
Session associated with other:
The session is associated with AGE
Main organiser:
Paloma Gonzalez-Marcen (Spain) 1
Co-organisers:
Maria Coto-Sarmiento (Denmark) 2
Ana Pastor Pérez (Norway) 3,4
Paloma Zarzuela Gutierrez (Spain) 1
Affiliations:
1. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2. Centre for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet), Aarhus University
3. Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU)
4. Universitat de Barcelona
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