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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burton, Nadya, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pregnancy--Social aspects.

Pregnancy.

Childbirth--Social aspects.

Childbirth.

Parenting--Social aspects.

Parenting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 378 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford, ON : Demeter Press, [2015]

Language Note:

Text in English.

Summary:

"Representations of pregnancy, birth and early parenting are simultaneously diverse (grounded in different social, religious and cultural contexts), and normative (they tend to reflect the status quo and romanticized notions of these profound life events). This collection explores diverse cultural representations of childbirth and related life events with a focus on exploring and unsettling normative and stereotypical representations. The work included seeks to engage representations that challenge, transgress and resist cultural norms."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

SECTION 1: LOOKING AT PREGNANCY

What to Expect When Your Avatar is Expecting:

Representations of Pregnancy and Parenthood in Video Games / Lauren Cruikshank

Masculine Pregnancy: Butch Lesbians, Trans Mens & Genderqueer Individuals Experiences / Michelle Walks

That Fat Man is Giving Birth: Gender Identity and the Pregnant Body / K. J. Surkan

Gay Mens Narratives of Pregnancy in the Context of Commercial Surrogacy / Damien W. Riggs and Deborah Dempsey

Crone and Moon, Umbilical Cords/Blood Ties / Brescia Nember Reid

Imminent / Jennifer Long

Heroes and Villains:

Representations of Midwives in the Late Twentieth Century

Ontario Midwifery Revival / Elizabeth Allemang

Spacemaking and Midwifery: With, Within, Without / Mary Sharpe and Kory McGrath

SECTION 2: LOOKING AT BIRTH

Refusing Delinquency, Reclaiming Power: Indigenous Women and Childbirth [Aboriginal or Native peoples, First Nations] / Claire Dion Fletcher and Cheryllee Bourgeois

Resistance and Submission:

A Critique of Representations of Birth / Alys Einion

Representations of Birth and Motherhood as Contemporary Forms of the Sacred / Anna Hennessey

Does Labour Mean Work? A Look at the Meaning of Birth

in Amish and Non-Amish Society / Natalie Jolly

Representing Birth: An Inquiry into Art Making and Birth Giving: Implications for Teaching Student Midwives / Jeanne Lyons

Birth is a Labour of Art / Marni Kotak

Split Open / Ara Parker

Flower of My Flesh / Rosie Rosenzweig

Birth Shock: Exploring Pregnancy, Birth, and the Transition to Motherhood Using Participatory Arts / Susan Hogan, Charley Baker, Shelagh Cornish, Paula McCloskey and Lisa Watts

Making Meaning of Stillbirth / Kory McGrath and Lynn Farrales

SECTION III: LOOKING AT PARENTING

Kids Are not Cute / Beth Osnes

Paternal Loss and Anticipation: An Artists Perspective / Rachel Epp Buller

Two Mums and Some Babies: Queering Motherhood / Rebecca English, Raechel Johns and Angela Dwyer

Go the Fuck to Sleep Prince George? Juxtaposing Cultural Representations of Motherhood and Exploring the Politics of Authenticity / Betty Ann Martin

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-77258-034-1