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1 - Introduction to The Cambridge Handbook for the Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 September 2023

By
Silvia Posocco ,
Cecilia McCallum  and
Martin Fotta
Edited by
Cecilia McCallum ,
Silvia Posocco  and
Martin Fotta
Cecilia McCallum
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil
Silvia Posocco
Affiliation:
Birkbeck College, University of London
Martin Fotta
Affiliation:
Institute of Ethnology, Czech Academy of Sciences
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Summary

This introductory chapter explains the inspirations behind the book’s creation, its structure, and the approach adopted, and provides an overview of the chapters and the manner in which each contributes to the volume and illuminates specific topics and debates in anthropological theory and in the anthropology of gender and sexuality.

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gendersexualityfeminist anthropologyqueer anthropologysocial and cultural anthropologyanthropological theorygender studiesqueer studies
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The Cambridge Handbook for the Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality , pp. 1 - 36
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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