Dear Internet Users,
 
        We students in Anth 38, Theory and Method in Archaeology, have decided
to do a class project concerning teaching about gender in archaeology.  To
accomplish this, we have developed the following questionnaire.  We would very
much appreciate it if you could take the time to answer our questions.  Since
this porject needs to be completed this semester, we would like to receive your
responses on or by Nov. 15, 1994.  We realize that this is a very short amount
of time, and want to thank you in advance for helping us out.  We also wish
to apologize for any multiple postings you might recieve:  we are particularly
interested in hearing from people not affliated with teaching departments, so
this document is being posted to a number of lists.
 
We would be happy to recieve your answers by surface mail at:
 
Anth 38 Project
c/o P. Urban
Olof Palme House
Kenyon College
Gambier, OH 43022
 
We can also take e-mail at any of the following addresses:
 
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Thanks again for your help.
 
Sincerely Yours,
 
Lynne Jarvela           Kathryn Jemmott         Amanda Moser
Greta Scharnweber       Yolanda Smith           Miranda Stockett
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SURVEY FORM FOR KENYON COLLEGE'S ANTH 38, THEORY AND METHOD IN ARCHAEOLOGY
CLASS
 
A. BACKGROUND
1. Age:
2. Sex/Gender:
3. Education, including place, year of graduation, theses/honor paper titles
and brief descriptions for each stage of your post-secondary education.
 
4. Present Occupation/Activity:
 
5. Present residence (town, state/department, country only)
 
6. Optional, but appreciated --marital family status; numbers ages and sexes of
children; partner/spouse's occupation; your self-ascription with respect to
race/ethnicity:
 
 
 
B. SURVEY QUESTIONS
1.      a. Please define "gender".
        b. Do you differentiate "gender" from "sex"? If so, how?
        c. Do you see a difference between archaeology that addresses gender,
                and feminist archaeology?
        d. How do you define gender/engendered archaeology?
        e. How do you define feminist achaeology?
 
2.      a. Have you taken or have you taught any course(s) in archaeological
                theory in which gender issues were explictitly addressed?
        b. What aspects of gender were addressed?
        c. What are the five most significant texts, articles, and/or authors
                used in this course?
        d. What approaches do you think most appropriate for addressing the
                theoretical aspects of gender study in archaeology?
 
3.      a. Have you taken or have you taught any course(s) in archaeological
                methods in which gender issues were specifically addressed?
        b. What aspects of gender were addressed?
        c. What are the 5-10 of the most significant texts, articles, and or
                authors used in this course?
        d. What approaches do you think most appropriate for addressing the
                methodological aspects of gender in arhcaeology?
 
4.  Would you comment on whether or not gender is
        a. an appropriate focus for archaeological study?
        b. a possible focus for archaeology?
 
5.      a. Is there a course at your institution specifically addresing gender
                in archaeology available to graduate and/or undergraduate
                students?
        b. If there is does it meet any special requirement(s) or is it purely
                optional?
        c. What and how many students take this course?
        d. Is the course increasing or decreasing in popularity, or holding
                steady?
        e. Is this course a result of faculty or student initiatives?
 
6.      a. In your own research, do you address questions of gender?
        b. what questions have you dealt with?
        c. What vbodies of theory have informed this work?
        d. What methods or analyticl approaches have been most useful for
                addressing gender questions?
 
7.      a. If you have not explicitly addressed gender in your research, why
                haven't you?
        b. Do you intend to incorporate gender into future research? How?
 
8.  Could you comment on how you own sex/gender has or has not made a
        difference in your:
 
        a. classroom education?
        b. field education?
        c. field or research experiences?
        d. interaction with with students?
        e. interaction with faculty?
        f. interaction with other colleagues?
 
9.  Could comment on how you family status has or has not made a difference in
        your:
 
        a. classroom education?
        b. field education?
        c. field or research experiences?
        d. interaction with students?
        e. interaction faculty?
        f. interaction with other colleagues?
 
10.  Do yo have any comments or observations about any aspect of gender and
archaeology which you would like us to consider?
 
 
 
If you wish to receive a copy ofthe results of this survey, pleace enclose your
name and address (snail- or e-mail).  The resulting mailing list will be
kept confidential.
 
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