Archaeology and Preservation of Gendered Landscapes

Historical archaeology of landscapes initially followed the pattern of Classical Archaeology by studying elite men's gardens. Over time, particularly in North America, the field has expanded to cover larger settlement areas, but still often with ungendered and elite focus. The editors of this v...

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Other Authors: Baugher, Sherene (Editor), Spencer-Wood, Suzanne M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2010, 2010
Edition:1st ed. 2010
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Gendering Native American Landscapes
  • Introduction: The Archaeology and Preservation of North American Gendered Landscapes
  • The Clearings and The Woods: The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Landscape – Gendered and Balanced
  • Gender Dynamics, Routine Activities, and Place in Haudenosaunee Territory: An Archaeological Case Study from the Cayuga Region of Central New York State
  • Gendering African-American Landscapes
  • Sweepin’ Spirits: Power and Transformation on the Plantation Landscape
  • African-American Women, Power, and Freedom in the Contested Landscape of Camp Nelson, Kentucky
  • Remembering the Women of Vine Street: Archaeology and Historic Preservation of an Urban Landscape in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  • Gendering Multi-ethnic Landscapes
  • (Re)Constructing la Tierra de la Guerra: An Indo-Hispano Gendered Landscape on the Rito Colorado Frontier of Spanish Colonial New Mexico
  • Sailors’ Snug Harbor: A Landscape of Gender and Power
  • Gendered Power Dynamics Among Religious Sects, Ethnic Groups, and Classes, in Jewish Communities on Greater Boston’s Landscape at the Turn of the Century
  • Gendering Religious Landscapes
  • The Dynamics of a Shaker Landscape in Canterbury, New Hampshire
  • The Importance of an Ordered Landscape at Pleasant Hill Shaker Village: Past and Present Issues
  • A Chinese Temple in California, Lost and Found
  • Gendering Industrial Landscapes
  • Gendering Mining Landscapes
  • Engendering the Corporate Landscape: A View from the Miners’ Doublehouse
  • Commentary
  • Commentary: A Feminist Framework for Analyzing Complex Gendered Power Dynamics Altering Cultural Landscapes from the Past into the Present