Over the course of the past thirty years, there has been an explosion of work on sexuality, both conceptually and methodologically. From a relatively limited, specialist field, the study of sexuality has expanded across a wide range of social sciences. Yet as the field has grown, it has become apparent that a number of leading edge critical issues remain.
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Gender
Understanding Global Sexualities (eds.) Peter Aggleton, Paul Boyce, Henrietta L. Moore, Richard Parker
Moore, H. L. (2007). The Subject of Anthropology: Gender, Symbolism and Psychoanalysis. Cambridge: Polity Press.
‘The Subject of Anthropology’ draws on anthropology, feminism and psychoanalysis to develop an original and provocative theory of gender and of how we become sexed beings. Arguing that the Oedipus complex is no longer the fulcrum of debate between anthropology and psychoanalysis, Moore demonstrates how recent theorizing on subjectivity, agency and culture has opened up new possibilities for rethinking the relationship between gender, sexuality and symbolism.
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Moore, Henrietta L. (2007) ‘The Failure of Pluralism’ in (eds) Y. Hernlund and B. Shell-Duncan Transcultural Bodies: Female Genital Cutting in Global Context. Rutgers University Press.
Bringing together thirteen essays, Transcultural Bodies provides an ethnographically rich exploration of FGC among African diasporas in the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia.
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Moore, Henrietta L. (2006) ‘The Future of Gender or the End of a Brilliant Career’ in Feminist Anthropology in (eds) P. Geller and M. Stockett. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press.
Contributors in this edited volume examine what it means to practice feminist anthropology today, at a time when the field is perceived as fragmented and contentious.
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Moore, Henrietta L. (2005) ‘Whatever happened to women and men? Gender and other crises in Anthropology’ in: Trabalhos de Antropologia e Etnologia, Vol. 45(1-2).
The 1970s were great years: Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones, flared trousers, low-fat margarine, Charlie’s Angels and a wine that went by the name of Bull’s Blood.
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Moore, Henrietta L. (2001) ‘Was ist eigentlich mit Frauen und Männern passiert? Gender und andere Krisen in der Anthropologie’ In (eds) D. Davis-Sulikowski and H. Gingrich Koerper, Religion und Macht Frankfurt: Campus Verlag
The 1970s were great years: Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones, flared trousers, low-fat margarine, Charlie’s Angels and a wine that went by the name of Bull’s Blood.
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Moore, Henrietta L. (1996). Space, Text, and Gender. 2nd ed., Guilford Press.
This study focuses on the relationship between the organization of household space and gender relations, showing how that relation shifts due to changing social and economic conditions.
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Moore, Henrietta L. (1994) A Passion for Difference: Essays in Anthropology and Gender. Cambridge: Polity Press.
In A Passion for Difference Henrietta L. Moore examines the nature and limitations of the theoretical languages used by anthropologists and others to write about sex, gender and sexuality.
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Moore, Henrietta L. and and M.A. Vaughan (1994) Cutting Down Trees: Gender, Nutrition and Change in the Northern Province of Zambia, 1890-1990. New York: Heinemann.
Winner of the 1995 Herskovits Prize for the best book published on Africa, African Studies Association, USA
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Moore, Henrietta L. (1988) Feminism and Anthropology. Cambridge
This is the first book which examines the nature and significance of a feminist critique in anthropology. It offers a clear introduction to, and balanced assessment of, the theoretical and practical issues raised by the development of a feminist anthropology.
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