Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement (MIRCI) (Web)

Time: May 10-12, 2012
Venue: Toronto, ON, Canada
Deadline: –
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This conference will explore the nature, status and experience of mothers and motherhood in various historical, cultural and literary contexts, and examine the many ways in which mothers in different historical periods have been affected by, viewed, and/or challenged contemporary cultural norms and dominant ideologies regarding their role.

Topics may include but are not restricted to:
Normative & disruptive discourses about mothers and motherhood in any historical period, including but not limited to the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment; the Victorian era; mothers/motherhood and early feminism(s); mothering bodies: mothers and childbirth/lactation and maternal health in any historical period; mothers & midwifery; mothers and education in any historical period; mothers of color, teen mothers, First Nation/aboriginal/Native American mothers, “good” and/or “bad” mothers in history; mothers and paid/unpaid work in history; Read more … PDF