Queering Motherhood: Narrative and Theoretical Perspectives

Queering Motherhood: Narrative and Theoretical Perspectives
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Publisher : Demeter Press
Total Pages : 293
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ISBN-10 : 9781926452456
ISBN-13 : 1926452453
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Book Synopsis Queering Motherhood: Narrative and Theoretical Perspectives by : Margaret F Gibson

Download or read book Queering Motherhood: Narrative and Theoretical Perspectives written by Margaret F Gibson and published by Demeter Press. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few words are as steeped in beliefs about gender, sexuality, and social desirability as “motherhood”. Drawing on queer, postcolonial, and feminist theory, historical sources, personal narratives, film studies, and original empirical research, the authors in this book offer queer re-tellings and reexaminations of reproduction, family, politics, and community. The list of contributors includes emerging writers as well as established scholars and activists such as Gary Kinsman, Damien Riggs, Christa Craven, Cary Costello, Elizabeth Peel, and Rachel Epstein.


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