Stuck in the Prehistoric Kitchen: How modern constructs of sex and gender impact our understanding of the past
Anne Grauer, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Anthropology, Loyola University of Chicago
Methodological advances in the analysis of human skeletal remains have been instrumental to the reconstruction of the history of human health and disease. But has theory kept pace? Can we understand the health of women or the impact of disease based upon modern perception? In this talk, Dr. Grauer will explore ways in which biological and social concepts about women and men influence our ability to scientifically interpret data about human history, and even influence the questions we pose.
Anne Grauer is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Loyola University of Chicago. She received her PhD in Biological Anthropology from the University of Massachusetts—Amherst in 1989. Using the analysis of human skeletal remains, along with archaeological and documentary evidence, her work centers on the reconstruction of health and disease of women living in medieval England and in 19th century cities here in the U.S.
Time & Location
6:00 pm
Andrew J. McGowan Environmental Science and Chemistry Building, Room 108
1110 W Belden Avenue
Reception immediately following in the McGowan Atrium
This lecture series is intended to promote the accomplishments of women and to foster community and scholarship among faculty, students and staff interested in the natural sciences, mathematics and computer science disciplines.
For more information on this lecture series please email or call Victoria Simek at vsimek@depaul.edu or 773.325.4790. RSVPs for the event is encouraged but not necessary.
Cosponsored by: the College of LA&S, The School of CDM, the Interdisciplinary Science & Technology Center, the Clare Boothe Luce & Margaret O’Malley DePaul Scholarship Programs, the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, the Department of Anthropology, and the Department of History.
