Unmasking (New) Maternal Realities
Pregnancy, Childbirth, Postpartum in Global Literature, Cinema, and Media
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“The volume is an important contribution to a humanities-based approach to motherhood studies. The essays included in this impressive volume, rooted in maternal feminism, encompass a remarkable range of materials from different cultural, national, and linguistic traditions. The variety of narrative forms examined—novels, memoirs, social media posts, films, and auto-ethnographies—demonstrate how experiences of motherhood and its aftermath are not simply the source of ‘a new literary genre,’ but inspire daring experimentation and innovation.”
—Giovanna Faleschini Lerner, Professor of Italian, Program Chair of Comparative Literary Studies, Franklin & Marshall College, USA
“This collection includes essays on pregnancy, the different forms and settings of birth, and postpartum experiences such as postpartum psychosis and lactation following the loss of the baby. Featuring work by established academics and emerging scholars alike, the volume offers a fresh view on many issues explored by motherhood studies making it essential reading for everyone interested in motherhood and feminist studies.”
—Eglė Kačkutė, Professor of French Literature and Gender Studies, Vilnius University, Lithuania, and Coordinator of the MotherNet Network
This book aims to shed light on artistic works centered on mothering and reproductive experiences, ones which defy outdated stereotypes, break taboos, overcome trauma, and empower women. The goal of this collection is to contribute to this field of studies and foster our understanding of what motherhood and mothering really look like in our society. Throughout this collaborative volume, the voices of established and emerging scholars merge to broaden the discourse on maternity by examining the complex and constantly evolving maternal experiences that are unique and yet transnational and universal in their essence.
Laura Lazzari is a Scientific Collaborator at the Sasso Corbaro Foundation for the Medical Humanities, Switzerland, and an Affiliate Faculty and Scholar at Georgetown University, USA.
Giulia Po DeLisle is Associate Professor and Coordinator of Italian Language and Culture at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA.
This book aims to shed light on artistic works centered on mothering and reproductive experiences, ones which defy outdated stereotypes, break taboos, overcome trauma, and empower women. The goal of this collection is to contribute to this field of studies and foster our understanding of what motherhood and mothering really look like in our society. Throughout this collaborative volume, the voices of established and emerging scholars merge to broaden the discourse on maternity by examining the complex and constantly evolving maternal experiences that are unique and yet transnational and universal in their essence.
Offers an interdisciplinary and transnational approach to the experiences of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum Focuses on aspects related to new maternal realities across different languages, cultures, and media Aims to defy outdated stereotypes, break taboos, overcome trauma, and empower women
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Laura Lazzari
Themen in »Unmasking (New) Maternal Realities«
Motherhood Maternal Body Pregnancy Childbirth Postpartum Birth Space Women's Health Postpartum Depression Breastfeeding Stillbirth Miscarriage Midwifery Care Adrienne Rich Andrea O'Reilly Nuria Pompeia
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“With its transnational and interdisciplinary approach, this book contains a range of fascinating essays that offer insight into representations of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum experiences across contemporary forms, including graphic memoir, novels, film, theatre, memoir, and social media. This timely edited collection makes an important contribution to motherhood studies, offering fresh analysis and new insights that complicate and change traditional narratives of maternity.” (Beth Widmaier Capo, Edward Capps Professor of Humanities and Professor of English, Illinois College, USA)
“This book offers a compelling exploration of motherhood as seen through diverse global lenses. This groundbreaking collection unearths the intimate and often untold stories of pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum experiences, revealing the profound challenges and joys of motherhood. From the portrayal of the pregnant body to the complexities of postpartum trauma, and the resistance found in alternative birth spaces, each chapter presents a unique perspective. This volume invites readers to rethink and reframe the multifaceted realities of maternal life in today’s world.” (Priyanka Tripathi, Associate Professor of English, Indian Institute of Technology Patna)
“The volume is an important contribution to a humanities-based approach to motherhood studies. The essays included in this impressive volume, rooted in maternal feminism, encompass a remarkable range of materials from different cultural, national, and linguistic traditions. The variety of narrative forms examined—novels, memoirs, social media posts, films, and auto-ethnographies—demonstrate how experiences of motherhood and its aftermath are not simply the source of ‘a new literary genre,’ but inspire daring experimentation and innovation.” (Giovanna Faleschini Lerner, Professor of Italian and Program Chair of Comparative Literary Studies, Franklin & Marshall College, USA)
“This collection includes essays on pregnancy, the different forms and settings of birth, and postpartum experiences such as postpartum psychosis and lactation following the loss of the baby. Featuring work by established academics and emerging scholars alike, the volume offers a fresh view on many issues explored by motherhood studies making it essential reading for everyone interested in motherhood and feminist studies.” (Eglė Kačkutė, Professor of French Literature and Gender Studies, Vilnius University, Lithuania, and Coordinator of the MotherNet Network)
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