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Archaeologies of Sexuality.
Title:
Archaeologies of Sexuality.
Author:
Schmidt, Robert A.
ISBN:
9780203991879
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (320 pages)
Contents:
Book Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- ARCHAEOLOGIES OF SEXUALITY: AN INTRODUCTION -- COLONIAL SEX: ARCHAEOLOGY, STRUCTURED SPACE, -- SITES, SETTLEMENTS, AND URBAN SEX: ARCHAEOLOGY -- UNSEXING THE BODY: THE INTERIOR SEXUALITY OF MEDIEVAL -- THE SITE OF SEXUALITY: WILLIAM BECKFORD'S FONTHILL -- MARY ANN HALL'S FIRST-CLASS HOUSE: -- MAGICAL PASSIONS: SEXUALITY AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN -- BULLDAGGERS AND GENTLE LADIES: ARCHAEOLOGICAL -- RED LIGHT VOICES: AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL DRAMA OF LATE NINETEENTH-CENTURY PROSTITUTION -- ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE 'AQI : GENDER AND SEXUALITY -- SEARCHING FOR THIRD GENDERS: TOWARDS A PREHISTORY OF DOMESTIC SPACE IN MIDDLE MISSOURI VILLAGES HISTORICAL APPROACH TO MESOLITHIC SEXUALITY -- CONSTRUCTING UTOPIAN SEXUALITIES: THE ARCHAEOLOGY AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE EARLY SOVIET STATE -- RE-EM(BED)DING SEX: DOMESTICITY, SEXUALITY, AND RITUAL -- A PRECOLUMBIAN GAZE: MALE SEXUALITY AMONG THE ANCIENT MAYA -- Conclusion.
Abstract:
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 kingdoms, New Kingdom Egypt, prehistoric Europe, and convict-era Australia, demonstrating the challenges and rewards of integrating the study of sex and sexuality within archaeology. This volume, with contributions by many leading archaeologists, will serve both as an essential introduction and a valuable reference tool for students and academics.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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