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Trauma and Motherhood in Contemporary Literature and Culture

Trauma and Motherhood in Contemporary Literature and Culture

Lazzari, Laura
Ségeral, Nathalie

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Literary CriticismGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 3030774066
ISBN13: 9783030774066
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Dec 2 2021
Pages: 242
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.60 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

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.

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