Feminist theories of social power
Some implications for a processual archaeology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6094468 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Wylie (0000-0002-0889-0007, Western University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 51-68 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Norwegian Archaeological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0029-3652 • E-ISSN: 1502-7678 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00293652.1992.9965544 |
| OpenAlex | W2117734159 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 33 |
| References cited | 43 |
Recent feminist analyses of power constitute a resource for theorizing power that archaeologists cannot afford to ignore given the importance of ‘post‐processual’ arguments that social relations, in which power is a central dimension, are as constitutive of system level dynamics as is the environment in which cultural systems are situated. I argue that they are important on two fronts: they articulate a dynamic, situational conception of power that resists reification, and they suggest a strategy for circumventing the polarized debates over objectivism: relativism which arise when a concern with power turns reflexive
Epistemology · Objectivism · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Reflexivity · Reification (Marxism · Relativism · Situated · Situational ethics · Social science · Sociology · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Archaeology and Rock Art Studies · Computer Science · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies · Law · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 33 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2024 (32) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 32 |