Ethnographic Feminisms: Essays in Anthropology

by Sally Cole, Lynne Phillips

This book is written by anthropologists who are currently engaged in research on gender. The editors argue for the development of an ethnography-based feminism that both pays heed to what women in specific circumstances identify as their concerns and recognizes the contradictions inherent in the goals of feminist anthropology. The essays consider a range of "awkward" issues, including feminism in international contexts, the invisibility of women's working lives, and the problems of voice and ethnographic representation. Referring to a variety of ethnographic contexts, and working from diverse perspectives, the contributors examine the multiple dilemmas and conflicts of gender and power.

300 pages, Paperback

First published May 15, 1995

About the author

Sally Cooper Cole is a Canadian anthropologist and Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Concordia University, Montreal.