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Call for papers for the workshop: Gender and identification in
patrilinear societies at the EASA 2010 Conference in Maynooth, Ireland
(24-27 Aug 2010)
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The call for papers is open until March 1st:
http://www.easaonline.org/conferences/easa2010/callforpapers.htm
Gender and identification in patrilinear societies
It seems that patrilinearity bears many advantages for men, especially
when looking at identification processes. Identification is defined
through social and local relations that seem much more coherent for men
than for women in patrilinear and patrilocal societies. While men can
steadily build up strong identities, women have to recreate theirs
continuously. Furthermore in patrilinearity societies, with their stress
on marriage and reproduction, there is not much space for alternative
gender identities. But this is only the apparent side of patrilinear
organization.
Taking a closer look at patrilinear societies one will also see the
disadvantages such an organization has for men, who - while cherished
for securing the continuity of the lineage - are habitually not very
used to adapt to new places and conventions. Women, on the other hand,
have been trained through their experience with patrilinearity - which
means to them being exposed to a change of localities and relations - to
be unwearied and flexible.
Issues of gender and identity should be discussed by looking at various
dimensions from different angles, i.e. from different gender
perspectives, different times and places and from societies that have
been exposed to a different degree to societal change and globalization.
The following questions could be a starting point for discussions:
- Does patrilinearity only bear advantages for the identity of men?
- Does it inevitably lead to a weakening of female identity?
- How much individual creativity and innovative potential do men and
women apply concerning identification processes within patrilinear
structures?
- How does patrilinearity influence alternative gender identities?
- How do current transformations and modifications of patrilinear
societies influence gender and identity?
Echi Gabbert
(MPI for Social Anthropology, Halle, Germany)
Sophia Thubauville
(South Omo Research Center, Jinka, Ethiopia)
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