Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2016-364719
Reviews
?By highlighting how feminist beliefs influence the everyday but complex work of mothering, this book enhances our understanding of varying definitions of feminist parenting while also presenting the many challenges its implementation embodies. Through a unique blending of theory, research, and personal narrative, expressed in both moving poetry and prose, this volume allows us to explore the myriad ways that mothers, and fathers too, struggle to implement their individual interpretations of feminism and in the process it helps us to reflect upon our own parenting, using feminism as the lens. The cross-cultural emphasis is another highlight of this engaging publication.??REGINA M. EDMONDS, Professor Emerita of Psychology and Women?s Studies, Assumption College?This eclectic new collection bravely addresses itself to the politics, practices and pains of feminist parenting which, its contributors argue, incorporates nondomination, eco-feminism and the deconstruction of the traditional nuclear family. Weaving together poetry, personal and scholarly essays, Feminist Parenting also includes studies of changing family politics in Pakistan and Poland. A bold and impassioned contribution to feminist maternal studies.??LAURIE KRUK, author of My Mother Did Not Tell Stories and co-editor of Borderlands and Crossroads: Writing the Motherland
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
649/.1
Table Of Content
AcknowledgementsIntroductionLynn Comerford, Heather Jackson, and Kandee KosiorI. WHAT IS FEMINIST PARENTING?RetrospectEmily PowersFeminist Parenting as the Practice of Non-domination:Lessons from Adrienne Rich, Audre Lorde, Sara Ruddick,and Iris Marion YoungElizabeth Ann BartlettFeminist MotheringAndrea O?ReillyThe Potential for Feminist ParentingLynn ComerfordBefore YouLynn ComerfordII. RESISTANCEPowerful AutonomyHeather JacksonMothering on Their Own Terms:How Single, Queer, and Feminist Mothering DeconstructPatriarchy, Gender, and the Nuclear FamilyHeather JacksonWild, Child:Reflections at the Intersection of Nature, Gender, Race,and ParenthoodKate ParsonsChildhood PhobiaShannon DruryMy Grandmothers:The Real Powerholders in the FamilyQuincie MelvilleThe Whole of My ChildJana Bu?hlmannThe Skin of Your HandCassie Premo SteeleIII. STORIES OF POWER AND INEQUALITYTomatoes: A SonnetSara Hardin KeethEmbodying Feminist Mothering:Narratives of Resistance through Patriarchal Terrorismfrom Both a Mother?s and Child?s PerspectiveMarilyn Metta with Mae?That?s Not What Boys Do?: Mothering a Boy Child, ResistingMasculinity, and Coming to Terms with ManhoodRachel O?DonnellI Was Ward Cleaver: An ApologiaJohanna WagnerGymnastics and EqualityLesley BunnellIV. INTERNATIONAL VOICES AND PERSPECTIVESThe Skies Have EyesGabrielle McNallyCan Ecofeminism Save the World?Eco-mommas and Their Quest to Raise Feminist andEnvironmentally Conscious ChildrenPamela RedelaFeminist Parenting Strategies in PakistanAnwar ShaheenThe Stories and Resiliency of AboriginalSingle Mothers in UniversityMarlene PomrenkeLone Motherhood in PolandIza DesperakAbout the Contributors
Synopsis
Feminist Parenting is a collection of writings from women around the globe who offer unique standpoints on feminist theory, intersectional feminist parenting, and empowerment, through poetry, research, and prose. Global perspectives include Anwar Shaheen?s research on parenting inequality in Pakistan, Marlene Pomrenke?s examination of Aboriginal single mothers attending University, and Iza Desperak?s insights on single motherhood in Poland. The collection offers Johanna Wagner?s witty, self-reflective essay on her ambivalence toward her new role as a lesbian parent, and Sarah Keeth?s abortion fantasy sonnet ?Tomatoes? in which she describes a pregnant woman who desires, yet struggles with her pregnancy. Feminist Parenting brings together unique voices and provides riveting perspectives on an institution in flux. The anthology pulls back the veil on power dynamics in relationships and exposes some of the challenges of feminist parenting in society. Authors shed critical light on long-held parenting conventions such as unpaid carework labor, gender roles, and family power dynamics, and expose how particular conventions reproduce gendered inequality. Feminist resistance strategies are offered by authors for ?doing parenting,? to increase ?mother-power? in the family. This collection raises important questions about contemporary women?s roles and adds to the current literature on feminism, parenting, gender, and family diversity., Feminist Parenting is a collection of writings from women around the globe who offer unique standpoints on feminist theory, intersectional feminist parenting, and empowerment, through poetry, research, and prose. Global perspectives include Anwar Shaheen's research on parenting inequality in Pakistan, Marlene Pomrenke's examination of Aboriginal single mothers attending University, and Iza Desperak's insights on single motherhood in Poland. The collection offers Johanna Wagner's witty, self-reflective essay on her ambivalence toward her new role as a lesbian parent, and Sarah Keeth's abortion fantasy sonnet "Tomatoes" in which she describes a pregnant woman who desires, yet struggles with her pregnancy. Feminist Parenting brings together unique voices and provides riveting perspectives on an institution in flux. The anthology pulls back the veil on power dynamics in relationships and exposes some of the challenges of feminist parenting in society. Authors shed critical light on long-held parenting conventions such as unpaid carework labor, gender roles, and family power dynamics, and expose how particular conventions reproduce gendered inequality. Feminist resistance strategies are offered by authors for "doing parenting," to increase "mother-power" in the family. This collection raises important questions about contemporary women's roles and adds to the current literature on feminism, parenting, gender, and family diversity.
LC Classification Number
HQ755.8.F445 2016
