Natal signs : cultural representations of pregnancy, birth and parenting / Nadya Burton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burton, Nadya, 1965- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pregnancy--Social aspects.

Pregnancy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, Ontario : Demeter Press, [2015]

Summary:

Explore the cultural tapestry of pregnancy, birth, and parenting.This collection unveils the diverse ways reproductive experiences are shaped and interpreted across cultures.Natal Signs challenges assumptions and sparks imaginative thinking about these significant life events.

Contents:

Intro

NATAL SIGNS: Cultural Representations of Pregnancy, Birth and Parenting

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Dedication

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

NADYA BURTON Introduction

1. LOOKING AT PREGNANCY LAUREN CRUIKSHANK What to Expect When Your Avatar is Expecting Representations of Pregnancy and Birth in Video Games

MICHELLE WALKS Masculine Pregnancy Butch Lesbians', Trans Men's &amp

Genderqueer Individuals' Experiences1

K. J. SURKAN That Fat Man is Giving Birth Gender Identity, Reproduction and the Pregnant Body

DAMIEN W. RIGGS AND DEBORAH DEMPSEY Gay Men's Narratives of Pregnancy in the Context of Commercial Surrogacy

BRESCIA NEMBER REID Crone and Moon, Umbilical Cords/Blood Ties

JENNIFER LONG Imminent

ELIZABETH ALLEMANG Heroes and Villains Representations of Midwives in Ontario's Late Twentieth Century Midwifery Revival

MARY SHARPE AND KORY MCGRATH Spacemaking and Midwifery With, Within, Without

2. LOOKING AT BIRTH CLAIRE DION FLETCHER AND CHERYLLEE BOURGEOIS Refusing Delinquency, Reclaiming Power Indigenous Women and Childbirth

ALYS EINION Resistance and Submission A Critique of Representations of Birth

ANNA HENNESSEY Representations of Birth and Motherhood as Contemporary Forms of the Sacred

NATALIE JOLLY Does Labour Mean Work? A Look at the Meaning of Birth in Amish and Non-Amish Society

JEANNE LYONS Representing Birth An Inquiry into Art Making and Birth Giving: Implications for Teaching Student Midwives

MARNI KOTAK Birth is a Labour of Art

ARA PARKER Split Open

ROSIE ROSENZWEIG Flower of My Flesh

SUSAN HOGAN, CHARLOTTE BAKER, SHELAGH CORNISH, PAULA MCCLOSKEY AND LISA WATTS Birth Shock Exploring Pregnancy, Birth, and the Transition to Motherhood Using Participatory Arts

KORY MCGRATH AND LYNN FARRALES Making Meaning of Stillbirth.

3. LOOKING AT PARENTING BETH OSNES Kids Aren't Cute

RACHEL EPP BULLER Paternal Loss and Anticipation An Artist's Perspective

Figure 2: Merrill Krabill, Untitled, 1990. Mixed media. Collection of Bethel College, Gift of Bob Regier.

Figure 4: Merrill Krabill, "Normal Curve I-with the Ocean," 1997. Digital photograph montage.

REBECCA ENGLISH, RAECHEL JOHNS, AND ANGELA DWYER Two Mums and Some Babies Queering Motherhood

BETTY ANN MARTIN Go the Fuck to Sleep Prince George? Juxtaposing Cultural Representations of Motherhood and Exploring the Politics of Authenticity

About the Contributors.

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ISBN:

1-77258-036-8

OCLC:

1148907931