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In this episode, we chat with Dr. Julie Wesp about methods and ideas in bioarchaeology. We discuss on her recently published book, Exploring Gender in Bioarchaeology. This volume, co-edited with Dr. Sabrina Agarwal and published by the University of New Mexico Press, focuses on taking a critical look at interpretations of gender roles and realities in the past through human skeletal remains. Dive into the variation in gender roles across cultures, how these imprint on bodies, and prepare to throw your assumptions, biases, and androcentrism out the window.
Show Notes:
Exploring Sex and Gender in Bioarchaeology, the co-edited book we discuss with Dr. Wesp.
Ancient Bodies, Ancient Lives, an early notable publication on the topic.
this was very informative! i appreciated the balance of technical terms and simple, easy to understand language.
the point on publishers pushing for positive results and being less willing to publish negative ones isn’t something i would have thought about, i’m glad it was discussed and explained as to why it is that way. great episode!