Introduction: Toward an Engaged Feminist Heritage Praxis

We advocate a feminist approach to archaeological heritage work in order to transform heritage practice and the production of archaeological knowledge. We use an engaged feminist standpoint and situate intersubjectivity and intersectionality as critical components of this practice. An engaged feminist approach to heritage work allows the discipline to consider women’s, men’s, and gender non-conforming persons’ positions in the field, to reveal their contributions, to develop critical pedagogical approaches, and to rethink forms of representation. Throughout, we emphasize the intellectual labor of women of color, queer and gender non-conforming persons, and early white feminists in archaeology

Women and the culture of gender in Belize, Central America

This dissertation examines the beliefs, values, and behaviors that constitute the culture of gender in Belize, Central America. The author begins with an overview of feminist theory and other changes in anthropological theory that have influenced her own understanding of social inequality and culture change. She moves from this to a detailed discussion of the historical and demographic features of gender relations in Belize along with a critique of the historiography of the country. One chapter provides a structural analysis of the position and status of women, which is balanced by a micro analysis of how these structural features affect individual women\u27s lives, focusing mostly on the experiences of Creole, Garifuna, and East Indian women. Three chapters contain oral individual narratives that give specific examples of the constraints women live under. The chapters also emphasize how these women have managed change in the contexts of their personal lives and through their participation in women\u27s groups. The process of gender enculturation is analyzed as an impediment to individual and culture change while women\u27s groups are viewed as facilitators of both individual and structural change

Working: The Black Actress in the Twentieth Century

Rosalind Cash a black actor of incredible range and depth. She has appeared on almost every episodic show on television in a variety of roles and given numerous character portrayals in cult films such as Buckaroo Bonsai and The Omega Man, and other more traditional ones like The New Centurions and The All-American Boy. What all these films demonstrate, despite their dissimilarity, is the ability of Ms. Cash to create believable black characters at a time when television and movies appear to relish exaggerated stereotypes. Moreover, her appearances in film and television attest to the strength ofher convictions, and her unwillingness to relinquish social and political values based upon the dignity and richness of an Afro-American heritage. This sagaciousness has enabled her to survive the pitfalls of Hollywood and stardom and resulted in being considered persona non grata in the eyes of those who determine which actors shall rise to to the top