{"product_id":"studying-gender-in-the-ancient-near-east-9781575067704","title":"Studying Gender in the Ancient Near East","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume explores how the interpretation of material from the ancient Near East is enriched through the application of diverse methodological and theoretical approaches to studying gender. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe contributors to this collection include both established and up-and-coming scholars whose work brings gender studies theories--from Butler's theory of gender as a performance to more recent theories that consider gender as a spectrum--to bear on varied materials and contexts. Their essays increase the visibility of women in ancient history, untangle constructions of masculinity and femininity in diverse contexts, and grapple with big-picture questions, such as the suitability of applying third-wave or postfeminist theories to the ancient Near East. \u003ci\u003eStudying Gender in the Ancient Near East \u003c\/i\u003epoints to a need for--and provides a model of--a more productive agenda for gender studies in furthering our understanding of ancient Near Eastern societies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the editors, the contributors are Julia M. Asher-Greve, Stephanie Lynn Budin, Megan Cifarelli, M. Érica Couto-Ferreira, Amy Rebecca Gansell, Katrien De Graef, Amélie Kuhrt, Stephanie M. Langin-Hooper, Brigitte Lion, Natalie N. May, Beth Alpert Nakhai, Martti Nissinen, Omar N'Shea, María Rosa Oliver, Frances Pinnock, Eleonora Ravenna, Allison Karmel Thomason, Luciana Urbano, Niek Veldhuis, and Ilona Zsolnay. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAgnès Garcia-Ventura is Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Barcelona.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaana Svärd is the Director of the Centre of Excellence in Ancient Near Eastern Empires at the University of Helsinki.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eisenbrauns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50357031895314,"sku":"9781575067704","price":137.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_12239945-2d72-4d76-a415-66bf470042e8.jpg?v=1728316086","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/studying-gender-in-the-ancient-near-east-9781575067704","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}