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Motherhood in Literature and Culture: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Europe (Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature) by Gill Rye; Victoria Browne; Adalgisa Giorgio; Emily Jeremiah; Abigail Lee Six is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Motherhood in Literature and Culture: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Europe (Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature) about?
Motherhood remains a complex and contested issue in feminist research as well as public discussion. This interdisciplinary volume explores cultural representations of motherhood in various contemporary European contexts, including France, Italy, Germany, Portugal, Spain, and the UK, and it considers how such representations affect the ways in which different individuals and groups negotiate motherhood as both institution and lived experience. It has a particular focus on literature, but it also includes essays that examine representations of motherhood in philosophy, art, social policy, and film. The book's driving contention is that, through intersecting with other fields and disciplines, literature and the study of literature have an important role to play in nuancing dialogues around motherhood, by offering challenging insights and imaginative responses to complex problems and experiences. This is demonstrated throughout the volume, which covers a range of topics including: discursive and visual depictions of pregnancy and birth; the impact of new reproductive technologies on changing family configurations; the relationship between mothering and citizenship; the shaping of polic
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- Author
- Gill Rye; Victoria Browne; Adalgisa Giorgio; Emily Jeremiah; Abigail Lee Six
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780367667757
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, Literary Criticism, Literary Fiction
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