1st Edition

Archaeologies of Sexuality

By Robert A. Schmidt, Barbara L. Voss Copyright 2001
320 Pages
by Routledge

320 Pages
by Routledge

320 Pages
by Routledge

Status, age and gender have long been accepted aspects of archaeological enquiry, yet it is only recently that archaeologists have started seriously to consider the role of sex and sexuality in their studies. Archaeologies of Sexuality is a timely and pioneering work. It presents a strong, diverse body of scholarship which draws on locations as varied as medieval England, the ancient Maya... Read more
List of figures, List of tables, List of contributors, Acknowledgements, Chapter One ARCHAEOLOGIES OF SEXUALITY: AN INTRODUCTION, I – WHERE IT HAPPENS: STRUCTURED SPACE AND SEX, II – THE STUFF OF SEX: MATERIAL CULTURE AND SEXUALITY, III – SEXUAL IDENTITIES, SEXUAL POLITICS, IV – THE SEXUAL GAZE: REPRESENTATION AND IMAGERY, CONCLUSION, Index

Biography

Barbara L. Voss, Robert A. Schmidt