Mothering
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Mothering Canada: Interdisciplinary Voices
La maternité au Canada: voix interdisciplinaires
Edited by Shawna Geissler, Lynn Loutzenhiser, Jocelyne Praud, Leesa Striefler
A multidisciplinary, bilingual anthology of mothering research in Canada that illustrates facets of Canadian mothering through different disciplinary lenses including social sciences, literature, and visual arts. The anthology confirms that issues of mothering are prevalent in the Canadian psyche, and in much need of research, communication, and change. ”A wonderfully rich collection of material on what we know and what we still need to know about mothering. Mothering Canada illustrates… (more information)
Giving Breastmilk
Body Ethics and Contemporary Breastfeeding Practice
Edited by Alison Bartlett, Rhonda Shaw
“This is an excellent book that is coherent and theoretically strong. The authorship is diverse yet highly appropriate. The book follows a logical sequence and represents an advance in the social science of breastfeeding. It is likely to be of interest to academics in the fields of anthropology, sociology and women’s studies. It will also appeal to breastfeeding specialists, midwives and other health professionals working with breastfeeding women.” —Fiona Dykes, Professor… (more information)
M Word
Real Mothers in Contemporary Art
Edited by Myrel Chernick, Jennie Klein
“The M Word puts the most hallowed and fraught life relationship of all into the centre of visual culture. Working through feminist ambivalence about motherhood (in all of its myriad and motley forms), this collection offers a crucial corrective to the dearth of discussions about life choices and living tensions for creative women in art and art discourse. With a range of key feminist artists, art historians, and theorists addressing topics from Mexican feminist art collectives to the… (more information)
The 21st Century Motherhood Movement
Mothers Speak Out on Why We Need to Change the World and How to Do It
Edited by Randle W. Nelsen, Andrea O’Reilly
This anthology, the first on the 21st century motherhood movement, includes seven sections: Becoming a Mother; Maternal Identities; Maternal Advocacy; Maternal Activism; Violence, Militarism, War and Peace; Social Change and Social Justice; Writing/Researching/Performing Motherhood—and features more than eighty motherhood organizations from around the globe. Each chapter discusses the context, history, mandate of the organization and examines the organization’s activities, challenges… (more information)
Latina/Chicana Mothering
Dorsía Smith Silva
Latina/Chicana Mothering provides a glimpse into the journey of mothering within the diverse spectrum of the histories, struggles, and stories of Latinas and Chicanas. Here, the Latina/Chicana mothering experience emphasizes the need for various conceptualizations of mothering, especially in regard to the conditions which shape the lives of Latinas and Chicanas, such as race, gender, sexuality, culture, language, social status, religion, kinship, location, and migration. The book has four sections… (more information)
Maternal Pedagogies
In and Outside the Classroom
Edited by Deborah Byrd, Fiona Green
Maternal pedagogies is a term the co-editors use to describe scholarship that examines from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, cultures, and subject positions (1) ways in which culturally dominant ideologies about motherhood are taught or challenged, (2) ways in which various paradigms of maternal thinking, being, and acting are constructed, embedded, enacted or resisted in specific teaching and learning situations—including those that take place outside classroom and school settings, (… (more information)
Anthropology of Mothering
Edited by Naomi McPherson, Michelle Walks
In anthropology, cross-cultural research is fundamental. In relation to “mothering,” cross-cultural research becomes enlightening, not only to understand the practices of so-called Others, but also to understanding ourselves. The Anthropology of Mothering has developed fairly unnoticed until the last couple of years, when an increase of research, attention, and respect has suddenly appeared. In this light, An Anthropology of Mothering draws attention to recent anthropological research… (more information)
Through the Maze of Motherhood
Empowered Mothers Speak
Erika Horwitz
This is a unique book that is based and expands on qualitative research that explored the experience of mothers who resist the current discourse on mothering. Through the Maze of Motherhood conveys what it is like to resist a strong societal discourse and how some mothers have managed to navigate the intricacies of the process of resistance. This book also dispels the belief that there is one right way to mother and, therefore, suggests that a process of questioning and resisting the current myths… (more information)