Trauma and Motherhood in Contemporary Literature and Culture

242 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Trauma and Motherhood in Contemporary Literature and Culture  repositions motherhood studies through the lens of trauma theory by exploring new challenges surrounding conception, pregnancy, and postpartum experiences. Chapters investigate nine case studies of motherhood trauma and recovery in literature and culture from the last twenty years by exploring their emotional consequences through the lens of trauma, resilience, and “working through” theories. Contributions engage with a transnational corpus drawn from the five continents and span topics as rarely discussed as pregnancy denial, surrogacy, voluntary or involuntary childlessness, racism and motherhood, carceral mothering practices, surrogacy, IVF, artificial wombs, and mothering through war, genocide, and migration. Accompanied by an online creative supplement, this volume deals with silenced aspects of embodied motherhood while enhancing a better understanding of the cathartic effects of storytelling.

• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Geschichte und Kritik Literaturwissenschaft, allgemein 1900 bis 2000
• ISBN: 9783030774097
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 03.12.2022
• Größe: 21 x 14.8 cm
• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Herausgegeben von: Laura Lazzari, Nathalie Ségeral