Gender Trouble and Current Archaeological Debates by Matić, Uroš; Gaydarska, Bisserka; Coltofean, Laura; Díaz-Guardamino, Marta;

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This volume challenges the status quo by addressing a selection of intensely discussed themes in contemporary archaeological practice from a gender perspective. It aims to demonstrate that gender is intrinsic to archaeology and that gender archaeology can enrich our studies, irrespective of the discipline’s possible future directions and so-called paradigm shifts. The scholarly contributions commissioned for this volume critically discuss and reflect on a wide range of concepts, ideas, principles and theories presently applied in archaeology within the framework of gender.

The chapters included in the first part deal with themes in world archaeology that have little or no focus on gender, such as the Third Science Revolution (e.g. ancient DNA, stable isotopes analyses, big data), posthumanism (e.g. new materialism, symmetrical archaeology and the ontological turn) and digital archaeology and heritage. The second part focuses on themes in which gender archaeology has made serious advances (intersectionality, social inequality, violence, mobility). The third part deals with themes crucial for contemporary archaeology and society, namely, gender education, gender representation in museum exhibitions and the future of gender archaeology. The volume concludes with a coda chapter that critically assesses the preceding contributions and the volume as a whole. The book offers a gender-balanced and inclusive authorship consisting of both well-established and early career researchers closely connected to the EAA, whose professionally, culturally and geographically diverse backgrounds and experiences enrich the viewpoints discussed in the chapters. The targeted audience is archaeologists from all theoretical and scientific backgrounds at all stages of their career.

Chapter 2 “Sex, Gender and the Third Science Revolution” is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Let’s Talk About Gender – The Place of Gender in Current Archaeological Debates (Gaydarska et al).- Part I. New Methods, Theories and Approaches.- Chapter 2. Sex, Gender and the Third Science Revolution (Rebay-Salisbury).- Chapter 3. Mapping Collaborations: Working in the Contact Zone of Posthumanism and Gender Archaeology (Kay and Eriksen).- Chapter 4. Gender in Digital Archaeology in Europe and North America (Díaz-Guardamino).- Part II. Studying Aspects of Gender in the Past.- Chapter 5. Intersectionality and Gender in Archaeology (Sterling).- Chapter 6. Gender and Social Inequality (Bickle and Peña).- Chapter 7. Gender and Violence in Archaeology (Matić and Jensen).- Chapter 8. One Step Further: Reflections on Gendered Mobility Studies Through an Examination of Recent Data from European Prehistory (Reiter and Frei).- Part III. Communicating Gender. Chapter 9. Gender Education in Archaeology (Gaydarska and Gutsmiedl-Schüman).- Chapter 10. Trapped in Time: Gender Representation in Archaeological Museum Exhibitions in Europe (Coltofean-Arizancu and Martins).- Chapter 11. Coda: “Oh, The Places We’ll Go”: Reflections on Engendered Archaeology Moving Forward (Conkey).