Rhetorics of Motherhood

by Lindal Buchanan

Becoming a mother profoundly alters one's perception of the world, as Lindal Buchanan learned firsthand when she gave birth. Suddenly attentive to representations of mothers and mothering in advertisements, fiction, film, art, education, and politics, she became intrigued by the persuasive force of the concept of motherhood, an interest that unleashed a host of questions: How is the construct defined? How are maternal appeals crafted, presented,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809332205
• ISBN13: 9780809332205
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"