Essays about: "Queer Archaeology"
Found 3 essays containing the words Queer Archaeology.
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1. Queering the Normal? : An intersectional study of gender identities and roles in the Late Iron Age cemeteries at Lovö, Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to analyse the relationship between grave goods and the identity of buried individuals. The interpretation of sex and gender, as well as gendered grave goods in Late Iron Age Scandinavia, is of a particular focus. READ MORE
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2. To Gender or Not to Gender : A critical reassessment of how gender is – and can be – approached in archaeology, exemplified in two Scandinavian burial assemblages dating to the early Medieval period
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historiaAbstract : Gender research in archaeology is a complex topic that puzzled scholars for decades. The past 50 years of it has seen a lot of theorizing, heated discussions, and requests for new additions to the archaeological toolkit so that this type of research can get a proper launch. READ MORE
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3. The Intersections of Labour Division - An intersectional archaeological and osteological study of labour division, based on the Ljungbacka grave field in Scania, Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Historisk osteologiAbstract : This thesis, The intersections of labour division – an intersectional archaeological and osteological study of labour division, based on the Ljungbacka grave field in Scania, Sweden, has been written with the intention of exploring new ways to approach, interpret and understand labour division. This has been done by practically applying intersectional theories to the Ljungbacka grave field, Lockarp parish, Scania by analysing the grave goods in correlation with the osteological results, with a focus on not only biological sex, but also on age, corporeality and status. READ MORE