Regretting Motherhood

Women who opt not to be mothers are frequently warned that they will regret their decision later in life, yet we rarely talk about the possibility that the oppo

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This book presents new interdisciplinary and intersectional research about women as mothers, highlighting that alternative accounts of mothering can challenge n

Theory on mothers, mothering and motherhood has emerged as a distinct body of knowledge within Motherhood Studies and Feminist Theory more generally. This colle

Around the globe, the very conceptualization of family is associated with the relationship between a parent and a child. The birth of a child represents both th

In How to Be Childless: A History and Philosophy of Life Without Children, Rachel Chrastil explores the long and fascinating history of childlessness, putting t

This book questions why so many mothers leave their families in twenty-first-century Swedish literature, analyzing literary representations of maternal abandonm

Zum 150. Todesjahr Franz Grillparzers (1791-1872) stellt sich die Frage nach der Lebendigkeit seines OEuvres im 21. Jahrhundert. Wer Grillparzer erst einmal unt

Divided into 15 chapters, this book provides the reader with an insight into certain representations of mothers and motherhood in history and today’s societie

Taking a lived religion approach that draws on extensive ethnographic research on abortion debates in public spaces, Anti-Abortion Activism in the UK explores t