Incarcerated mothers : oppression and resistance / edited by Gordana Eljdupovic and Rebecca Jaremko Bromwich.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bromwich, Rebecca, editor.

Eljdupovic, Gordana, 1960- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women prisoners--Canada.

Women prisoners.

Women prisoners--Family relationships--Canada.

Motherhood--Social aspects--Canada.

Motherhood.

Mothers.

Women prisoners--Family relationships.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 230 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, Ontario : Demeter Press, [2013]

Summary:

A large proportion--and in many jurisdictions the majority--of incarcerated women are mothers. Popular attention is often paid to challenges faced by children of incarcerated mothers while incarcerated women themselves often do not "count" as mothers in mainstream discourse. This is the first anthology on incarcerated mothers' experiences that is primarily based on and reflects the Canadian context. It is also trans- national in scope as it covers related issues from other countries around the world. These essays examine connections between mothering and incarceration, from anal- ysis of the justice system and policies, criminalization of motherhood, to understand- ing experiences of mothers in prisons as presented in their own voices. They highlight structures and processes which shape and ascribe incarcerated woman's identity as a mother, juxtaposing it with scripted and imposed mainstream norms of a "good" or "real" mother. Moreover, these essays identify and track emergence of mothers' resistance and agency within and in spite of the confines of their circumstances.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Notice

Dedication

Table of Contents

Introduction

PART I

The Canadian Landscape for Incarcerated Mothers

Incarcerating Aboriginal Mothers

When Motherhood Is the Crime

Mothers and Babies in French Prisons

Love Behind Bars

Mitigating the Plight of Incarcerated Mothers in India

Care and Respect

Incarcerated Indigenous Australian Mothers

PART II

Voice of the Mothers

"It Was Easier to Say I Didn't Have Kids"

Mothering Through Adversity

"I Wanted to Be, I Tried to Be, I Will Be a Good Mother"

Incarcerated Motherhood

Incarcerating Mothers

Mothering Against the Norms

Sorry I left you

Contributor Notes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-926452-83-6