Overview of Embodying Motherhood: Perspectives from Contemporary India Book

"Embodying Motherhood examines motherhood discourse in urban India, in the context of prevailing motherhood ideologies from a feminist perspective. The authors particular location as mothers and feminist scholars within an urban Indian setting and their diverse disciplinary backgrounds in social sciences and literary and cultural studies informs the interdisciplinary and intersectional framework of the book. The book engages with patriarchal motherhood ideologies and brings to the fore narratives of oppression and resistance. Covering a diverse landscape ranging from ancient myth and religion, psychoanalysis, care work, literature and cinema, the book explores the socio-economic and cultural frameworks within which women are constructed as able or disabled mothers. The notion of deficit runs like a thread through the chapters, bringing to the fore the search for alternative and affirmative maternal subjectivities. The book contributes to an ongoing contemplation of the experience of contemporary motherhoods and seeks to engage with and transform motherhood discourse in India. It will be valuable reading for students and scholars of gender studies, psychoanalysis, literary and culture studies, and sociology, as well as all individuals who seek to find alternative ways of being mothers."

• Book Type :

SocialSciences

• Book Binding :

Paperback

• Language :

English

• Number of Pages :

• ISBN - 10 :

9351508935

• Embodying Motherhood: Perspectives from Contemporary India Published On :

1 Aug 2016

• Resource:

Students and Professionals:Textbooks, SocialSciences

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