25th Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (Bern, 4-7 September 2019) || Session 180 | Gender is burning! 10 years of AGE Community and the current state in Gender Archaeology

Laura Coltofean-Arizancu Announcement
Location
Switzerland
Subject Fields
Archaeology, Women's & Gender History / Studies, Social Sciences, Nationalism History / Studies

25TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF ARCHAEOLOGISTS (EAA)

BERN, 4-7 SEPTEMBER 2019
SESSION 180

Gender is burning! 10 years of AGE Community and the current state in Gender Archaeology

ORGANISERS AND CONTACT DETAILS

DR. UROŠ MATIĆ 
Institute for Egyptology and Coptic Studies, University of Münster, Germany | e-mail: uros_arheo@yahoo.com 

DR. MARGARITA SÁNCHEZ ROMERO
Department of Prehistory and Archaeology, University of Granada, Spain | e-mail: marsanch@ugr.es

DR. LAURA COLTOFEAN 
Departament d’Història i Arqueologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain | e-mail: laura.coltofean@gmail.comlaura.coltofean@ub.edu

ABSTRACT

The proposal for an EAA community on Gender and Archaeology in Europe came at the EAA session “Gender, Identity and Materiality” organized in Malta (2008). The first official action of the community “Archaeology and gender in Europe” (AGE) was the organization of a round table “Gender and Archaeology in Europe” in Riva del Garda (2009). Ten years have passed since the forming of AGE – ten years which, in many aspects, have been quite worrying at a global level. We have, for instance, witnessed the rise of nationalist and right-wing ideologies in many European countries and beyond. This has resulted in attempts to ban university programs in gender studies outside archaeology, based on the argument that they represent ideology rather than science. Some have questioned the validity of awards for female scientists and invoked political reasons for achieving gender equality through these awards. At the same time, several groups have demonstrated increased levels of sexual harassment in archaeology. This roundtable aims to reflect upon these matters in the context of gender archaeology. What is the situation of gender in archaeology today? What changes have these last ten years brought? What is the role of AGE as a community in these matters and what should be its future trajectory? We invite contributors to explore topics such as the incorporation of gender-related themes in contemporary archaeological education and investigation, in university programs and agendas of research institutes; sexual harassment in archaeology; as well as LGBTQ rights and the use of archaeology in homo-nationalist discourses.

Keywords: Gender; Archaeology; Politics; Education; Research.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Paper and poster proposals must be submitted by 14 February 2019, through the online submission form of the 25th Annual Meeting of the EAA. Accepted and rejected abstracts will be announced by 26 March 2019. Please note that all delegates participating in the Annual Meeting must be current EAA members (paid-up for 2019) and registered for the Annual Meeting. Information about registration, membership fees, deadlines, provisional programme and other details can be found on the webpage of EAA 2019.