Motherhood: Power and Oppression

By: Porter, Marie

In feminism, the institution of mothering/motherhood has been a highly contested area in how it relates to the oppression of women. As Adrienne Rich articulated in her classic 1976 book 'Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution', although motherhood as an institution is a male-defined site of oppression, women's own experiences of mothering can nonetheless be a source of power. This volume examines four locations wherein motherhood is simultaneously experienced as a site of oppression and of power: embodiment, representation, practice and separation. Motherhood includes psychological, historical, sociological, literary and cultural approaches to inquiry, and a wide range of disciplinary perspectives - qualitative, quantitative, corporeal, legal, religious, fictional, mythological, dramatic and action research. This rich collection not only covers a wide range of subject matter but also illustrates ways of doing feminist research and practice.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889614547
• ISBN13: 9780889614543
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Canadian Scholars
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.0"