Synopses & Reviews
A major reconsideration of culture and gender by a founder of feminist anthropology.
"[An] engaging book. . . . A fine example of the way anthropology helps us to think about ourselves."
Tanya Luhrmann, The New York Times "To have [Ortner's] brilliant writings gathered together in one volume, along with an introduction that is sure to move even further our understanding of gender, is a gift to all of us."
Nancy J. Chodorow, author of The Reproduction of Mothering
Synopsis
A major reconsideration of culture and gender by a founder of feminist anthropology.
Synopsis
In this collection of new and previously published essays, Sherry Ortner draws on her more than two decades of work in feminist anthropology to offer a major reconsideration of culture and gender. Making Gender is rich in theoretical insights and ethnographic examples, offering a stimulating synthesis of the field by one of its founders and foremost theorists.
About the Author
Sherry B. Ortner is professor of anthropology at Columbia University. Her books include High Religion: A Cultural and Political History of Sherpa Buddhism and Culture/Power/History: A Reader in Contemporary Social Theory (coedited with Nicholas B. Dirks and Geoff Eley). She received a MacArthur Award in 1990 for her work in anthropology.