Gender and medieval archaeology: Storming the castle

Dempsey, Karen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9025-3535 2019. Gender and medieval archaeology: Storming the castle. Antiquity 93 (369) , pp. 772-788. 10.15184/aqy.2019.13

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Abstract

Despite more than three decades of feminist critique, archaeological scholarship remains predominantly focused on the exploration of patriarchal narratives and is, therefore, complicit in reinforcing structural inequalities. Questions must be asked of how the construction of archaeological knowledge affects representation and impacts upon our ‘archaeologies’. This article explores the relative absence of gendered approaches within archaeology through the lens of later medieval archaeology, with a micro-focus on castle studies in Britain and Ireland. Are there reasons for the silence in relation to gender in the archaeology of the later Middle Ages, and what lessons are there for bringing about a more inclusive archaeology?

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	History, Archaeology and Religion
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
ISBN:	0003598X
ISSN:	0003-598X
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	7 October 2022
Date of Acceptance:	23 November 2018
Last Modified:	14 May 2023 18:05
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/152948

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