Feminisms, queer theories and the archaeological study of past sexualities

Archeology faces the unique challenge of stretching social theories of sexuality in new chronological and methodological directions. This essay uses an analysis of citational practices to consider how queer and feminist theories articulate with archaeological investigations into sexuality. Both quee...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Voss , Barbara L., Freitas , Lídia dos Santos Ferreira de, Wichers, Camila Azevedo de Moraes
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2021
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Repository:Revista de Arqueologia Pública
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br:article/8666176
Online Access:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/rap/article/view/8666176
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Gender
Queer theory
Feminism
History of archaeology
Género
Teoría Queer
Feminismo
Historia de la arqueología
Gênero
Teoria queer
História da arqueologia
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Summary:Archeology faces the unique challenge of stretching social theories of sexuality in new chronological and methodological directions. This essay uses an analysis of citational practices to consider how queer and feminist theories articulate with archaeological investigations into sexuality. Both queer theory and feminist archeological practices appear as powerful tools that can be used to expand archeological interpretations of gender and sexuality.