About the Project
Welcome to the homepage of the Motherhood in post-1968 European Literature Network.
The Network was funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council (UK) and was based at the Centre for Contemporary Women’s Writing at the Institute of Modern Languages Research, University of London. Launched on 1 March 2012, it ran until 30 November 2013.
Who is involved?
The aim of the Network is to initiate cross-cultural, transnational, and interdisciplinary dialogue on motherhood. It is bringing together researchers from the UK and Europe studying motherhood in contemporary European literatures, with researchers and practitioners working on motherhood from philosophy, psychoanalysis, sociology, ethnography, politics and law, as well as art and film studies.
How does it work?
Through a series of workshops, online resources and activities, readings, and a major conference and exhibition, the Network is exploring what representations and narratives of motherhood in women-authored literatures may have to offer different disciplines engaged in the study of motherhood and mothering. Further, we are considering ways in which these discussions can feed into wider social, cultural, and political discourses, thereby contributing to the impact agenda.
What will the outcomes be?
The Network will generate an edited book publication, as well as ongoing online resources and other forms of knowledge transfer dissemination, such as an anthology of literature, media activity, and social networking.
Steering
Steering Committee
| Dr Lisa Baraitser Senior Lecturer in Psychosocial Studies Birkbeck College, University of London Research Profile |
Dr Victoria Browne Visiting Lecturer in Philosophy University of Hertfordshire Research Profile |
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Dr Adalgisa Giorgio |
Dr Roberta Guerrina |
| Professor Clare Hanson Professor of English Literature University of Southampton Research Profile |
Professor Abigail Lee-Six Professor of Hispanic Studies Royal Holloway, University of London Research Profile |
| Dr Emily Jeremiah Lecturer in German Royal Holloway, University of London Research Profile |
Professor Gill Rye Em. Professor of French and Director of the CCWW Institute of Modern Languages Research Research Profile |
| Dr Godela Weiss-Sussex Senior Lecturer in German Institute of Modern Languages Research, London Research Profile |
Dr Claire Williams Fellow and Tutor in Portuguese St Peter's College, Oxford Research Profile |
Advisory
International Advisory Board
| Professor Marina d'Amelia Professor of Modern Italian History La Sapienza University of Rome Research Profile |
Dr Christine Battersby Em. Reader in Philosophy and Literature University of Warwick Research Profile |
| Professor Anne Cadoret Researcher in Social Anthropology Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris Research Profile |
Professor Gayle Letherby Professor of Sociology Plymouth University Research Profile |
| Professor Letizia Mencarini Associate Professor of Demography University of Turin Research Profile |
Dr Patricia O'Byrne Lecturer in Hispanic Studies and Comparative Literature Dublin City University Research Profile |
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Professor Hilary Owen |
Dr Carrie Smith-Prei Assistant Professor of German Language and Literature University of Alberta Research Profile |
| Dr Susan Watkins Reader in 20th-Century Women's Fiction Leeds Metropolitan University Research Profile |
Events
Events at the Institute
- Workshops
- Conference (24-26 October 2013) Programme / Registration Form / Author Reading / Abstracts / Biographies
- Exhibits and Performance
- Author Readings
Other
Calls for Papers
Articles
Nancy Chodorow and the Reproduction of Mothering: 40 Years On (Demeter Press)
Eds. Petra Bueskens, Tanya Cassidy
Closing date for submission of proposals: 1 July 2016
Closing date for submission of articles: 1 March 2017
Contact: Petra Bueskens, Tanya Cassidy
Call for Papers
The Truth about (M)otherhood: Choosing to be Childfree (Demeter Press)
Eds. Julie Rodgers and Helene Cummins
Closing date for submission of proposals: 1 April 2016
Closing date for submission of articles: 15 July 2017
Contact: Julie Rodgers, Helene Cummins
Call for Papers
Feminist Fathering/Fathering Feminists (Demeter Press)
Eds. Nicole Willey and Dan Friedman
Closing date for submission of proposals: 1 July 2016
Closing date for submission of articles: 15 January 2017
Contact: Nicole Willey and Dan Friedman
Call for Papers
Pagan, Goddess, Mother (Demeter Press)
Eds. Sarah Whedon and Nané Jordan
Closing date for submission of proposals: 1 September 2016
Closing date for submission of articles: 1 February 2017
Contact: Editors
Call for Papers
Toward an Understanding of Motherhood and Affect (Demeter Press)
Eds. Julia Lane and Eleonora Joensuu
Closing date for submission of proposals: 1 September 2016
Closing date for submission of articles: 20 February 2017
Contact: Editors
Call for Papers
Mothers, Mothering, Motherhood in Today's World: Experience, Identity, Agency, and Institution
(Journal of the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community, vols. 8.1 and 8.2)
Ed. Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement (MIRCI)
Closing date for submission of articles: 1 May 2017
Contact: info@motherhoodinitiative.org
Call for Papers