Mapping Feminist Anthropology in the Twenty-First Century / / Ellen Lewin, Leni M. Silverstein.

Feminist anthropology emerged in the 1970s as a much-needed corrective to the discipline's androcentric biases. Far from being a marginalized subfield, it has been at the forefront of developments that have revolutionized not only anthropology, but also a host of other disciplines. This landmar...

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Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2016]
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Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (310 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
CONTENTS --
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --
PROLOGUE --
Introduction: Anthropologies and Feminisms: Mapping Our Intellectual Journey --
Part I. Foundations: Problematizing Feminist Anthropology --
Feminist Anthropology Engages Social Movements: Theory, Ethnography, and Activism --
Feminist Linguistics and Linguistic Feminisms --
The Curious Relationship of Feminist Anthropology and Women's Studies --
Part II. Expansions: Confronting Universals --
When Nature/Culture Implodes: Feminist Anthropology and Biotechnology --
Conceptions of Contraceptions: Feminist Anthropological Perspectives on Men, Women, and Reproductive Health in Two K'iche' Maya Communities --
The Body and Embodiment in the History of Feminist Anthropology: An Idiosyncratic Excursion through Binaries --
Discipline and Desire: Feminist Politics, Queer Studies, and New Queer Anthropology --
Part III. Reverberations: Transnational Encounters --
A Greater Measure of Justice: Gender, Violence, and Reparations --
Cooking with Firewood: Deep Meaning and Environmental Materialities in a Globalized World --
Feminist Anthropology: Approaching Domestic Violence in Northern Việt Nam --
Studying Gender and Neoliberalism Transnationally: Implications for Theory and Action --
Epilogue --
NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS --
INDEX
Summary:Feminist anthropology emerged in the 1970s as a much-needed corrective to the discipline's androcentric biases. Far from being a marginalized subfield, it has been at the forefront of developments that have revolutionized not only anthropology, but also a host of other disciplines. This landmark collection of essays provides a contemporary overview of feminist anthropology's historical and theoretical origins, the transformations it has undergone, and the vital contributions it continues to make to cutting-edge scholarship. Mapping Feminist Anthropology in the Twenty-First Century brings together a variety of contributors, giving a voice to both younger researchers and pioneering scholars who offer insider perspectives on the field's foundational moments. Some chapters reveal how the rise of feminist anthropology shaped-and was shaped by-the emergence of fields like women's studies, black and Latina studies, and LGBTQ studies. Others consider how feminist anthropologists are helping to frame the direction of developing disciplines like masculinity studies, affect theory, and science and technology studies. Spanning the globe-from India to Canada, from Vietnam to Peru-Mapping Feminist Anthropology in the Twenty-First Century reveals the important role that feminist anthropologists have played in worldwide campaigns against human rights abuses, domestic violence, and environmental degradation. It also celebrates the work they have done closer to home, helping to explode the developed world's preconceptions about sex, gender, and sexuality.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780813574318
9783110666144
DOI:10.36019/9780813574318
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Ellen Lewin, Leni M. Silverstein.