Exploring Gender Dynamics across the Ancient Near East

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This volume presents the findings of the Gender, Methodology and the Ancient Near East (GeMANE) 4 and 5 workshops, which were held online in 2021 and in person in Helsinki in 2022. GeMANE is a diverse and evolving community of scholars working on the broader ancient Near East, united by a common interest in exploring how aspects of sex and gender can be investigated through the ancient evidence. The approach is methodologically wide-ranging, encompassing scholars who examine the social construction of sex and gender in their various historical contexts, alongside those focused on the reception of ancient Near Eastern studies in both contemporary academic and popular discourse. The GeMANE community is interdisciplinary, composed of archaeologists, philologists, art historians, historians of science, gender scholars, and cultural historians. The research spans the ancient material of Western Asia, including Iran, and extends to Egypt and Phoenician-Punic sites across the Mediterranean. What makes our community vibrant is this diversity—both in academic backgrounds and geographical focus—which has fostered rich discussions across disciplines. A distinctive feature of GeMANE is its commitment to fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment. Over the years, the GeMANE community has explored a wide range of themes related to gender in the ancient Near East, including the intersection of gender with ethnicity, social status, and age. As the papers in this volume show, a key aspect of the work is the commitment to going beyond elite contexts, which have traditionally dominated the field due to the nature of the data available. Theoretical frameworks are rigorously applied to develop new methodologies that allow investigating underexplored aspects of ancient life. In addition, the critical approach to labels and historiography has led to significant contributions that advance how we write about the lived experiences of historical actors. The cutting edge nature of the research presented at these workshops (and those presented in this volume) have resulted in long-term collaborations that span continents.

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