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Challenging Gender Norms Sharyn Graham Davies

Challenging Gender Norms von Sharyn Graham Davies

Challenging Gender Norms Sharyn Graham Davies


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Zusammenfassung

Explores the Bugis ethnic group, native to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, which recognizes five gender categories rather than the two acknowledged in most societies. This book presents individuals' stories, opinions, and deliberations and proposes a theory of gender which incorporates appreciation of variously gendered subjectivities.

Challenging Gender Norms Zusammenfassung

Challenging Gender Norms: Five Genders Among Bugis in Indonesia Sharyn Graham Davies

See how gender identities are constructed in a rapidly changing cultural milieu with CHALLENGING GENDER NORMS: THE FIVE GENDERS OF INDONESIA! This case study in cultural anthropology explores the Bugis ethnic group, native to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, which recognizes five gender categories rather than the two acknowledged in most societies. This ethnography presents individuals' stories, opinions, and deliberations and proposes a new theory of gender which incorporates appreciation of variously gendered subjectivities.

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1. Conceptualizing Gender. 2. The Importance of Being Gendered. 3. Hunting Down Love: Female Transgendering. 4. Contesting Masculinity and Negotiating Femininity. 5. Androgynous Shamans and Rituals of Gender. 6. I Do, I Do: A Journey Through Two Indonesian Weddings. Conclusion: Rethinking Gender.

Über Sharyn Graham Davies

Sharyn Graham is a Senior Lecturer at the Auckland University of Technology in Auckland, New Zealand. She completed her PhD at the University of Western Australia in 2004, and this case study grew out of her extensive study and years of fieldwork in Sulawesi. Dr. Graham has published numerous journal articles and book chapters while earning her degree. She has received abundant research grants and awards for her impressive scholarship and regularly presents papers at prominent meetings. Dr. Graham is also an active member of several international anthropological committees and organizations.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Conceptualizing Gender. 2. The Importance of Being Gendered. 3. Hunting Down Love: Female Transgendering. 4. Contesting Masculinity and Negotiating Femininity. 5. Androgynous Shamans and Rituals of Gender. 6. I Do, I Do: A Journey Through Two Indonesian Weddings. Conclusion: Rethinking Gender.

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Challenging Gender Norms: Five Genders Among Bugis in Indonesia Sharyn Graham Davies
Gebraucht - Sehr Gut
Broschiert
Cengage Learning, Inc
2006-09-25
176
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