PINS, PESTLES, AND WOMEN: A MATERIAL APPROACH TO FEMALE VIOLENCE IN ANCIENT GREECE

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The article examines the relationship of women and the objects surrounding them in the light of the term 'affordance'. Coined by psychologist James J. Gibson, the term refers to the potentialities held by an object for a particular set of actions, stemming from its material properties. Through focusing on two case studies in which women use mundane objects (mainly pins and pestles) in violent situations - (a) stories (told by Herodotus and Euripides) about women attacking with pins, and (b) a group of vases representing women attacking with pestles - the article seeks to uncover a fundamental aspect of the engagement of women with the objects surrounding them, as envisioned by the men creating the literature and art. Deprived of almost any access to real weapons, these women are depicted as turning to objects in their immediate environment. Perceiving the affordances of these objects, stemming from their shape and material and the inherent potentialities for action, the women make use of them in acts of self-defence, anger, or revenge.

اللغة الأصليةالإنجليزيّة
الصفحات (من إلى)71-99
عدد الصفحات29
دوريةGreece and Rome
مستوى الصوت70
رقم الإصدار1
المعرِّفات الرقمية للأشياء
حالة النشرنُشِر - 1 أبريل 2023

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