1st Iberian Meeting of Gender Archaeology “Intersections with the past” / I Iberian Meeting of Gender Archaeology “Intersections with the past”

12/05 MATERIALITY OF WOMEN IN THE PAST / MATERIALIDAD DE LAS MUJERES EN EL PASADO

9 a.m. Opening session

9H15-10H45 – MEETING ROOM

SESSION 1 – WIDENING THE GAZE: OTHER PROTAGONISTS / AMPLIAR LA MIRADA: OTHER PROTAGONISTS

• KEYNOTE SPEAKER
  Carmen Rueda Galán // The Roman conquest of the Upper Guadalquivir beyond armies: social interpretations of the consequences of war
• Francisco B. Gomes // Identities and Gender Roles in the Iron Age of the Southwest Peninsula (8th – 2nd centuries BCE): Towards a Research Roadmap
• Carla Rubiera Cancelas, Lidia González Estrada // Infancia en riesgo: lo visible y lo oculto desde la materialidad de los amuletos en la Roma antigua

Debate

Coffee Break

11H15-13H30 – MEETING ROOM 1

SESSION 2 – DECONSTRUCTING METHODS AND CONCEPTS / DECONSTRUYENDO MÉTODOS Y CONCEPTOS

• Cèlia Rodríguez-Pérez, Xavi Roda Gilabert, Paloma González-Marcén // Women, cooking and neolithic. Culinary spaces at Cova Gran de Santa Linya (Lleida, Spain)
• Ana Vale // The study of maternity care structures in Recent Prehistory
• Monica Corga // “Ain’t I a Woman?” Discussion of identities from collective mortuary contexts of the 3rd millennium BC of the Baixo Alentejo Interior: synthesis and perspectives
• Ana Amor Santos // The Mother Goddess, her idols and prejudices: (De)constructing grand narratives around peninsular prehistoric objects
• Susana Reboreda // Diálogo entre mujeres y diosas en la antigüedad en Atenas Joana Valdez-Tullett, Sofia Figueiredo-Persson // Memories and Diluted Images: Women in Portuguese Rock Art

Debate

Pause

15H00-17H00 – MEETING ROOM 1

SESSION 3 – EDUCATION, HERITAGE AND REPRESENTATION/EDUCACIÓN, PATRIMONIO Y REPRESENTACIÓN

• Alba Comino Comino // Miradas en tránsito: Relecturas del patrimonio arqueológico en la literatura de viajes de autoras latinoamericanas
• Clara Masriera Esquerra, Begoña Soler Mayor, Ana Belén Herranz Sánchez, Andrea Mouriño Schick // Images and narratives about coeducation in museums and exhibitions
• Ana Belén Herranz Sánchez, Carmen Rueda Galán, Carmen Rísquez Cuenca // Digital humanities + inclusive narratives. A field of action for Iberian archaeology
• Laura Pinto Font, Anna Bonet Pelàez // Feminist archaeology in the classroom: reflections from the Cova de Montanissell

Debate

13/05 – FEMINIST AND GENDER CURRENTS IN ARCHAEOLOGY // CORRIENTES FEMINISTAS Y DE GÉNERO EN ARQUEOLOGÍA

9H00-11H00 – MEETING ROOM

SESSION 4 – HISTORY OF ARCHAEOLOGY / HISTORIA DE LA ARQUEOLOGÍA

• KEYNOTE SPEAKER
  Ana Cristina Martins // Female archaeology: between past, present and future
• Paloma Zarzuela Gutiérrez // Women and archaeology: trajectories, challenges and transformations
• Jacinta Bugalhão // Women in the Portuguese Archaeology job market in 2025
• Cristina Gameiro, Sara Cura, Jacinta Bugalhão // Women in Portuguese Archaeology: academia and research before and after April 25, 1974
• Elsa Luís, Catarina Costeira, Sara Brito // My mirror, my mirror, which archaeologist am I? A reflection on the voices of women professionals in archaeology

Debate

Coffee Break

11H30-13H00 – MEETING ROOM 1

SESSION 5 – PUBLIC ARCHAEOLOGY AND PROJECTS WITH FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES / PUBLIC ARCHAEOLOGY AND PROJECTS WITH FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES

• Paloma González Marcén // The PastWomen Network: a collaborative project around feminist archaeology
• Teresa Campos López // Public Archaeology and Feminism: theory and application in the AR.GU.I.A. Proiektua Project
• Andrea Mouriño Schick // Gender narratives in Prehistory and their transference

Debate

Pause

14H30-16H30 – NOBLE AMPHITHEATER

SESSION 6 – ROUND TABLE

• SCREENING OF THE DOCUMENTARY OFF THE ARCHEOLOGICAL RECORD
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNx0LO453XI
• ROUND TABLE
  Participants: Mariana Diniz, Teresa Campos, Joana Alves Ferreira
  Moderator: Ana Abrunhosa

Closing

LINK ZOOM

• 12/05
  https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/96516453803?pwd=wrMnDp0kvka2nW7IGiwI7JdmZKsA62.1
  Meeting ID: 965 1645 3803
  Password: 677101
• 13/05
  https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/96834237396?pwd=kAQ1OSVffnVA6IO9AleKPKzdCy9rX6.1
  Meeting ID: 968 3423 7396
  Password: 246878

Meeting presentation

The adoption of gender theories in archaeology has followed an uneven path depending on the country and archaeological tradition. However, Gender Archaeology has become a dynamic and recognized field of study, which has brought important empirical, interpretative and methodological innovations to the discipline, both in Spain and Portugal. With the aim of creating a space for debate and promoting research from a gender perspective in the Iberian Peninsula, the 1st Iberian Meeting of Gender Archaeology will be held in Porto in May 2025. The main theme of the event will be “Intersections with the Past” and it will be structured around two main sections:

– Materiality of women in the past

– Feminist and gender currents in archaeology

MATERIALITY OF WOMEN IN THE PAST

The study of materiality provides a privileged approach to the power relations established in past communities, and archaeological evidence is a key factor in reconstructing the role that women may have played in each society and in questioning the various ways of being a woman. In addition to the visibility of women in the archaeological record, we highlight the need to incorporate an intersectional feminist perspective into the study of the past. This perspective considers as categories of analysis not only gender, but also others such as class, age, ability, origin, religion, sexuality, among others, since these conditions influenced the experiences and agency of the people we study. In addition, we can gain a more complete understanding of social organization and the (in)existence of hierarchies in past societies, while contributing to the creation of a historical discourse that questions dominant narratives and recognizes the diversity also found in the past.

The proposed gender approach is applicable to archaeological research regardless of the scope, period or object of study, so the contributions at this meeting are not limited by a specific chrono-geographical framework. The papers will be based on the following themes:

• Gender identities
• Sexuality, sexual practices and norms
• Gendered review of the archaeological record and published research
• Maintenance activities
• Queer Archaeology
• Archaeology of childhood

FEMINIST AND GENDER CURRENTS IN ARCHAEOLOGY

The end of the fascist regimes in the Iberian Peninsula represented a major qualitative leap in the incorporation of women into archaeology. However, even today we find barriers that limit – directly or indirectly – the professional careers of female archaeologists. Recognizing the existence of these inequalities and integrating a gender perspective into daily archaeological practice facilitates a more inclusive and diverse organizational culture. It is precisely this diversity that confronts the stereotype of the archaeologist as “the cowboy of science” or “Indiana Jones”, while promoting active and community participation in the creation of knowledge, valorization and use of archaeological heritage.

The papers will focus on organizational policies, praxis and disciplinary culture from a gender perspective, as well as presenting case studies and projects that break with the androcentric logics of traditional archaeology. The following topics will be covered:

• Feminist perspectives on archaeological heritage management
• Public archaeology, community projects andbottom-upprojects
• Analysis of employability in archaeological and cultural organizations
• History of Archaeology

Executive Committee

Ana Vale (CITCEM, FLUP)

Paloma Zarzuela Gutiérrez (UAB)

Scientific Committee

Andreia Arezes (CITCEM, FLUP)

Maria Jesus Sanches (CITCEM, FLUP)

Sara Simões (UNIARQ)

Clara Masriera Esquerra (UAB)

Paloma González Marcén (UAB)

Alba Comino Comino (New)

Ana Belén Herranz Sánchez (UJaen)