How to Queer the Past Without Sex: Queer Theory, Feminisms and the Archaeology of Identity |
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Authors: | Chelsea Blackmore |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Cruz, 361 Social Sciences 1, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA |
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Abstract: | A queer archaeology is often equated to looking for ancient homosexuality. As a challenge to heteronormative practice, queer
theory, instead, provides a framework for engaging with all aspects of identity formation and the processes and behaviors
that mediate it. This article examines two primary points: (1) queer theory’s relationship to feminist practice and archaeology
and (2) its application to the construction and production of difference among ancient Maya commoners. Through this analysis,
I explore how investigations of identity and status can and should be part of a queer analysis. Work at the Northeast Group,
part of the site of Chan, Belize illustrates how focus on internal class composition, specifically change through time, “queers”
traditional models of ancient Maya class formation. |
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