Irregular Connections: A History of Anthropology and Sexuality

by Andrew P. Lyons, Harriet D. Lyons, Regna Darnell (Editor)

Irregular Connections traces the anthropological study of sex from the eighteenth century to the present, focusing primarily on social and cultural anthropology and the work done by researchers in North America and Great Britain. Andrew P. and Harriet D. Lyons argue that the sexuality of those whom anthropologists studied has been conscripted into Western discourses about sex, including debates about prostitution, homosexuality, divorce, premarital relations, and hierarchies of gender, class, and race. Synthesizing a wealth of information from different anthropological traditions, the authors offer a seamless history of the anthropology of sex as it has been practiced and conceptualized in North America and Great Britain.

Genres: Anthropology

437 pages, ebook

First published October 1, 2004

Reviews

[Jenny Kangasvuo · Rating 4 out of 5]

An eloquent history of anthropological gaze on sexuality. I enjoyed the slightly sarcastic tone of the text, as well as ambiguity while explaining the different undertows of anthropological thoughts.