Spaces and Politics of Motherhood.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (156 pages)
Spaces and Politics of Motherhood -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Maternal becomings: Space, time and subjectivity in early motherhood -- 2 Mothering with the world: Spatial practice, mobility and material agency in maternal becomings -- 3 Natureculture in the nursery: Lively breast milk, vibrant matter and the distributed agencies of infant feeding -- 4 Breastfeeding in public: Affect, public comfort and the agency of strangers -- 5 Mothers acting back: Claiming space through lactation advocacy -- 6 Combining care-work with wage-work: The changing policy landscape -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Spaces and Politics of Motherhood considers motherhood through themes at the cutting-edge of social and feminist theory including: materiality and material agency; place and memory in the formation of maternal identity; issues relating to parenting in public, and the politics of combining breastfeeding with wage-work.