Loading...

Feminist Anthropology: A Reader

ISBN: 978-1-405-10196-7

February 2006

Wiley-Blackwell

480 pages

Description

Feminist Anthropology surveys the history of feminist anthropology and offers students and scholars a fascinating collection of both classic and contemporary articles, grouped to highlight key themes from the past and present.

  • Offers vibrant examples of feminist ethnographic work rather than synthetic overviews of the field.
  • Each section is framed by a theoretical and bibliographic essay.
  • Includes a thoughtful introduction to the volume that provides context and discusses the intellectual "foremothers" of the field, including Margaret Mead, Ruth Landes, Phyllis Kaberry, and Zora Neale Hurston.
About the Author
Ellen Lewin is Professor of Women’s Studies and Anthropology, The University of Iowa.
Features

  • Surveys the history of feminist anthropology and offers a fascinating collection of 22 classic and contemporary articles.
  • Articles are grouped in sections to highlight key themes from the past and present.
  • Each section is framed by a theoretical and bibliographic essay.
  • Offers vibrant examples of feminist ethnographic work rather than synthetic overviews of the field.
  • Includes a thoughtful introduction to the volume that provides context and discusses the intellectual “foremothers” of the field, including Margaret Mead, Ruth Landes, Phyllis Kaberry, and Zora Neale Hurston.