Antropologia y feminismo

by Henrietta L. Moore

This is the first book which examines the nature and significance of a feminist critique in anthropology. It offers a clear introduction to, and balanced assessment of, the theoretical and practical issues raised by the development of a feminist anthropology.

Henrietta Moore situates the development of a feminist approach in anthropology within the context of the discipline, examining the ways in which women have been studied in anthropology - as well as the ways in which the study of gender has influenced the development of the discipline anthropology. She considers the application of feminist work to key areas of anthropological research, and addresses the question of what social anthropology has to contribute to contemporary feminism.

Throughout the book Henrietta Moore's analysis is informed by her own extensive fieldwork in Africa and by her concern to develop anthropological theory and method by means of feminist critique. This book will be of particular value to students in anthropology, women's studies and the social sciences.

Genres: Anthropology, Feminism, Nonfiction, Gender

264 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Henrietta L. Moore is a British social anthropologist. She is the William Wyse Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Cambridge and Director of the Culture and Communications Programme at the Centre for the Study of Global Governance at the London School of Economics (LSE). Previously Moore was a Governor of the LSE; LSE Deputy Director for research and external relations 2002-2005, and served as the Director of the Gender Institute at the LSE from 1994-1999.

Reviews

[Aamina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting read on how anthropology is trying to include more in depth analysis of women, as opposed to focusing on men as the voices of reason. The issue however is that in attempting to rid the disciple of ‘male bias’ by involving more female ethnographers to study women, it may be that the western woman now speaks on behalf of ‘other’ women.

This is problematic as it assumes all women have a collective goal and desire across cultural boundaries, which is not entirely true. Whereas western feminists see the household as the ‘oppressive’ site of women, women from other cultures place huge value on the household, and see attempts to destroy the nuclear family as a remnant and continuation of colonialism, and the western ideal of individualism.


“The demeaning nature of domestic involvement is a Western construct, and,...should not be confused with some cross-culturally valid quality of the ‘domestic’ sphere, or indeed of women.”


“There are those who see emancipation as mechanical equality between men and women...If there are still no women truck drivers or tractor drivers in Frelimo, we must have some right away, regardless of the objective and subjective conditions....An emancipated woman is one who drinks, smokes, wears trousers, and mini skirts, who indulges in sexual promiscuity, who refuses to have children.”

[Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

某种意义上来说，和我上一本的阅读还是比较相似+衔接的，都是对于一个学科知识生产方式的分析与批评。但这本论述更吸引人一些，结合了具体的人类学研究。第四章的论点比较有启发性，人类学家在进入田野之前，就已经带着一整套被建构出来的分析范畴，例如性别二分、家庭、亲属关系、自然/文化等概念。特别是女性与自然之间看似理所当然的强关联，其实并不具有普遍性，而是特定历史和文化语境下形成的观念。如果直接套用于不同社会就会影响对研究对象的理解。后半部主要聚焦在交叉性方面，关于种族以及非nuclear家庭的分析。也让人思考，我们理解女性、家庭和文化时所依赖的那些分析工具，究竟来自哪里，又是否真的具有普遍性。

[milla · Rating 3 out of 5]

grz al mio prof di antropologia ho iniziato a leggere questo libro x fare una presentazione che sarà giovedì 🙏🏻