Introduction: On the Definition, Theory and Practice of Gender Shift in the North of Russia

• Main Authors: Povoroznyuk, Olga, Habeck, Joachim Otto, Vaté, Virginie
• Other Authors: Institute for Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow (RAS), Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Groupe Sociétés, Religions, Laïcités (GSRL), École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2010
• Subjects: gender shift; Russian North; Siberia; Demography; Socio-Economic Aspects; Gendered Spaces; Sexuality; Social Institutions; Political Power; Family Split; Social Engineering; Religious practices; Chukchi; Komi; Evenki; [SHS.ANTHRO-SE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Social Anthropology and ethnology; [SHS.GENRE]Humanities and Social Sciences/Gender studies; Chukotka
• Online Access: https://shs.hal.science/halshs-00569088

en ligne : http:/scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/aeer/article/view/929 The authors of the paper write about the history of this special issue (Gender Shift in the North of Russia), explain why they have chosen the Russian North as their focus and render their understanding of changing gender relations through the definition of gender shift. Further, they describe multiple interrelated processes of gender shift, or gender shifts, unfolding in demographic, socio-economic, symbolic and cultural, administrative and political spheres. This description is illustrated with references to the diverse contributions to this issue, which represent a wide range of topics and approaches and provide rich empirical material originating from northern indigenous and multiethnic, nomadic, rural and urban communities. Discussions on and interpretations of gender shift are followed by anthropological case studies presented by the three authors on the basis of their research conducted in Zabaikal'skii Territory, Komi Republic, and Chukotka. Publication en ligne : http://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/aeer/article/view/929