Podnieks, Elizabeth (EDT)
Mediating Moms
- ISBN 13:
- 9780773539808
- author:
- Podnieks, Elizabeth (EDT)
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- McGill-Queens University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 432
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.2 centimetres (0.48 kg
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Popular Culture,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Mediating Moms: Mothers in Popular Culture explores how mothers are represented and perceived through various media channels. This collection of twenty chapters examines contemporary topics related to maternal identities, including working, stay-at-home, and celebrity mothers, as well as issues such as the mommy wars, self-care, and reproductive technologies.
Contributors from Canada, the United States, Britain, and Australia engage critically with stereotypes perpetuated by popular culture media, offering alternative perspectives on motherhood. The book charts ways to use and interpret media to promote transformative maternal readings, identities, and practices.
Through a critical analysis of representation and reality, Mediating Moms sheds light on the tensions between how mothers are portrayed in the media and their lived experiences. This collection provides a nuanced understanding of the complex issues surrounding motherhood in contemporary culture.
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