Arqueologia de gênero e o estudo das mulheres romanas: perspectivas a partir das pinturas de Pompéia

Abstract

Gender Archaeology was consolidated as a field of study in the 20th century, between feminist actions that dialogue with the human sciences, as well by the development of the post-processual current in Archaeology. From the study of archaeological sources within these perspectives, it was understood that female subjectivities were diverse over time, and that there was not always passive acceptance of patriarchal logic, an argument dictated by the modern science. The importance of material culture for the construction of knowledge about Roman women is highlighted, given that classical studies have, for a long time, been permeated by masculinizing perspectives. Therefore, a selection of parietal paintings from the roman city of Pompeii is showed, which demonstrate roles and experiences developed by Roman women who disengage themselves from a strictly patriarchal reading of antiquity.