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Book SynopsisThe two phenomena highlighted in this edited volume ‘motherhood/mothering and masculinities’ are each recent areas of development in critical Feminist and Men’s Studies. In contributing to these areas of gender studies, this book draws attention to the fact that much can also be gained when we explore relationships between them, an idea that may not readily come to mind. While femininities and masculinities are co-constructed, motherhood and mothering bring additional perspectives to the study of femininity that affect the construction of masculinity in complex ways. The 12 chapters in this volume allow readers to ponder some of these complexities and may suggest other issues that require investigation. Spanning many continents, the essays have both a global and historical reach emphasising cultural differences and historical changes. Of import is the idea that mothers have agency and are active in constructions affecting their lives. They are able to bring motherhood out of the shadows as they strive to build, re-evaluate or alter their roles within families and communities. These have an impact on developments in masculinities. The book is divided into three parts and the chapters investigate a wide range of issues including cultural constructs, gender in parent/child, relationships, non-binary developments, the impact of war on mothering, decolonisation struggles, and much more.
Trade Review"This book highlights diverse perspectives on motherhood, mothering, and masculinities; it fills a gap in the literature as it takes up different masculinities and their relationships to mothers and motherhood. The essays in this volume provide a fascinating look into the many ways that masculinities and motherhood intersect in different social, political, and national contexts." - Lisa M. Anderson, Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies, School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Foreword Introduction PART 1 CULTURAL NARRATIVES 1 Motherhood and the Construction of a Regional Hegemonic Masculinity in Southwestern Nigeria Tolá Olú Pearce 2 Exploring Perspectives on Black Motherhood, Parenting, and Child Rearing through Black Social Media Users’ Meme Circulation Kierra Otis 3 Feminist Critique of the Representation of Motherhood and Masculinity in Bollywood Cinema: Implications of Gender Violence in the Indian Diaspora Meghna Bhat 4 How the Principles of Matristic Societies Can Provide More Flexibility on Mothering, Motherhood, and Masculinities Katharine I. Ransom PART 11 ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH 5 Healing Foundational Wounds in Sons and Mothers: From Womb Envy to Asymmetrical Generativity Cheryl Lynch-Lawler 6 Achieving Womanhood through Motherhood? A Phenomenology of the Experience of Mothering for the Hijras in India Stuti Das 7 Guerrilla Mothering: On Masculinities and Femininities Victoria Team 8 Empowered Through Mothering: Armenian Women’s Agency in Trauma and War in Karabakh Sevan Beukian PART 111 POSTCOLONIAL DEVELOPMENTS 9 Kokum-Gikendaasowin: Grandmother Knowledge, Epistemology and (Re)Generation of Anishinaabeg Malehoods Renée E. Mzinegiizhigoo-Kwe Bédard 10 Masculinity and Motherhood: Engendering of Hindu Nationalism Zairunisha 11 Cultural Gender Relations Revolutionized as Self-Created Transformative Village Community Networks (TVCONEs) Transcend in Tanzania Rasel Madaha 12 ‘More than a Woman’: Exploring Motherhood and Masculinities in Food and Nutrition Security in Northern Vietnam Andrea Moraes About the Contributors
