FemArc - network of women working in archeology

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FemArc - Network of women working in archeology V. is an organization of women who participated in feminist archeology , archaeological gender research / gender studies or women's studies are interested, regardless of their education. The network has been a registered association since 2004 . It is based in Hanover and has an office in Marburg .

aims

The network has two goals: on the one hand, to establish gender issues and feminist approaches in the various archaeological disciplines; on the other hand, the support of women in their archaeological careers.

founding

Inspired by the student protests in the late 1980s, female students in archaeological subjects, particularly prehistory and early history , began to be interested in gender issues. Working groups were formed at several universities in order to receive the relevant texts from related subjects and from other countries. In 1991, students of prehistory and early history organized the symposium “Feminism and Archeology” in Tübingen . A few months later this resulted in the network of women working in archeology. This was still an informal association.

structure

The board is currently (November 2015) Julia K. Koch, Johanna Kranzbühler, Jutta Leskovar , Susanne Moraw and Ulrike Rambuscheck. The network publishes a newsletter three times a year . The submitted contributions as well as information on archaeological conferences, publications and other things are published there.

There is also a mailing list . After registering once, anyone can send inquiries to all other registered users. It is not necessary to be a member of FemArc. A lecture exchange on the website provides lectures, seminars and workshops on archaeological topics from the gender perspective, which can be booked directly with the speakers.

Once a year, the general meeting (women's meeting) takes place.

The FemArcEdition

The network's conferences were published right from the start: initially self-published, then in the scientific series Women - Research - Archeology . In 2000, those network women who were specifically involved in the publication of books gave themselves the name and institutional framework of the FemArcEdition. This includes a maximum of 10 editors. Currently (November 2015) these are Jana Esther Fries , Doris Gutsmiedl-Schümann, Michaela Helmbrecht, Julia K. Koch, Jutta Leskovar, Susanne Moraw, Ulrike Rambuscheck and Grietje Suhr.

Cooperation with Archeology and Gender in Europe (AGE)

AGE is a working group based at the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA). At their annual meeting, AGE members offer at least one thematically appropriate section. AGE is relatively close to FemArc in its self-image and its goals. Here, too, it is about the further development of gender studies and feminist research in classical studies and their establishment in the academic mainstream; and the demand for gender equality in scientific institutions. Unlike FemArc, AGE is open to women and men.

Projects

The network's projects are primarily the meetings that take place at regular intervals. The gender research group meets every 2 years as part of the annual meetings of the German Antiquities Associations. Other conferences took place in cooperation with the Humboldt University of Berlin , the German Archaeological Institute Berlin and the Heilbronn Municipal Museums .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Sibylle Kästner, Sigrun M. Karlisch (Ed.): Feminism and Archeology ?! Symposium Tübingen 1991. Self-published Tübingen 1991.
  2. ↑ http://www.femarc.de/organisierungsisches/rundbrief.html
  3. ↑ http://www.femarc.de/organisierungsisches/mailingliste.html
  4. ↑ http://www.femarc.de/vortragsboerse.html
  5. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated November 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.landesarchaeologen.de
  6. ↑ http://www.femarc.de/netzwerk/archiv/139-goettinnen-graeberinnen-und-gelehre-frauen.html ; see. Sylvie Bergmann - Sibylle Kästner - Eva-Maria Mertens (ed.), Goddesses, graves and scholar women. Anniversary conference for the 10th anniversary of the network of women working in archeology in Berlin 2001. Women - Research - Archeology 5, Waxmann Verlag Münster 2004, ISBN 3-8309-1285-4
  7. ↑ http://www.femarc.de/netzwerk/archiv/135-maedchen-im-altertum.html ; see. Susanne Moraw - Anna Kieburg (Ed.), Girls in Antiquity / Girls in Antiquity. Women - Research - Archeology 11, Waxmann Verlag Münster 2014, ISBN 978-3-8309-3101-0
  8. ↑ http://www.femarc.de/netzwerk/archiv/133-jubilaeumstagung-20-jahre.html