Amber Kinser's recent anthology, Mothering in the Third Wave, brings together diverse writers from around the U.S. and beyond it. Authors blend personal stories of mothering with feminist writing and confront the messiness and contradiction that characterize feminist mothering today.
Acclaim for Mothering in the Third Wave
"Mothering in the Third Wave is the real deal. On bookstore shelves increasingly crammed with shallow "mama lit," these stories glow in their complexity and depth. Transformative and inspiring, this one's a must-read."--Ariel Gore, Founder of Hip Mama Magazine, author of The Essential Hip Mama: Writing from the Cutting Edge of Parenting
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“First time mothers will find comfort in these essays when their experiences inevitably do not align neatly with narrow definitions of the ‘good mother’ presented in the mainstream media.”--Lara Foley, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Tulsa
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“Mothering in the Third Wave is a welcome addition to scholarship on both third-wave feminism and feminist mothering. ... Recommended for readers of any generation interested in the complexities of feminist mothering in the twenty-first century.”--Astrid Henry, author of Not My Mother's Sister: Generational Conflict and Third-Wave Feminism
“This edited collection of essays addresses a broad spectrum of experiences and issues related to contemporary maternity..... It should be of interest to students and scholars in a wide range of fields, including women's studies, communication studies, and sociology. I look forward to using it in my own classes.”--Sara Hayden, Ph.D., Professor of Communication Studies, University of Montana
Click here for review by Herizons (a feminist mag in Canada). Reprinted online with generous permission of Melinda Selmys & Herizons Magazine http://www.herizons.ca/home
“First time mothers will find comfort in these essays when their experiences inevitably do not align neatly with narrow definitions of the ‘good mother’ presented in the mainstream media.”--Lara Foley, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Tulsa
Click here for article from the ETSU News Portal
“Mothering in the Third Wave is a welcome addition to scholarship on both third-wave feminism and feminist mothering. ... Recommended for readers of any generation interested in the complexities of feminist mothering in the twenty-first century.”--Astrid Henry, author of Not My Mother's Sister: Generational Conflict and Third-Wave Feminism
“This edited collection of essays addresses a broad spectrum of experiences and issues related to contemporary maternity..... It should be of interest to students and scholars in a wide range of fields, including women's studies, communication studies, and sociology. I look forward to using it in my own classes.”--Sara Hayden, Ph.D., Professor of Communication Studies, University of Montana
Kinser's current book, Motherhood and Feminism,will be released in 2010 by Seal Press. Here, Kinser chronicles a history of feminist maternal activism and writing, and other women's advocacy efforts related to motherhood. Well-researched and written for students and lay audiences, Motherhood and Feminism offers a comprehensive account of feminist maternal thought and activism as it has unfolded in the U.S.
Coming Soon...
"Consequences of Making Children Sacred.” In Being and Thinking as an Academic Mother: Theory and Narrative, edited by Andrea O’Reilly and D. Lynn O’Brien Hallstein.
And...
“Sacralizing the Child, Relational Consciousness, and the Administrator Track.” In Baring Witness to our Lives in Academia, edited by Mari Castaneda and Kirsten Isgro
“Sacralizing the Child, Relational Consciousness, and the Administrator Track.” In Baring Witness to our Lives in Academia, edited by Mari Castaneda and Kirsten Isgro
See Also...
“Mothering as Relational Consciousness.” In Feminist Mothering, edited by Andrea O’Reilly, 2008. Explores how mothers are simultaneously working through multiple relationships at once and are never only mothering children.
“A Mosaic of Pregnancy Expertise.” In Mother Knows Best: Talking Back to Baby Experts, edited by Jessican Nathanson and Laura Tuley, 2008. Layers women’s poetry and prose about pregnant living with Dr. William Birch’s widely disseminated advice to women on pregnancy to illuminate how medical expertise fails to capture what women’s expertise does.
“Mothering Feminist Daughters in ‘Postfeminist’ Times.” In the Journal of the Association for Research on Mothering, “Mothers and Daughters” special edition, 2008. Argues that mothering daughters in a purportedly postfeminist era inflects feminist mothering in unique ways. ”Postefeminism” impedes daughters’ ability to live truly liberatory lives.
“A Mosaic of Pregnancy Expertise.” In Mother Knows Best: Talking Back to Baby Experts, edited by Jessican Nathanson and Laura Tuley, 2008. Layers women’s poetry and prose about pregnant living with Dr. William Birch’s widely disseminated advice to women on pregnancy to illuminate how medical expertise fails to capture what women’s expertise does.
“Mothering Feminist Daughters in ‘Postfeminist’ Times.” In the Journal of the Association for Research on Mothering, “Mothers and Daughters” special edition, 2008. Argues that mothering daughters in a purportedly postfeminist era inflects feminist mothering in unique ways. ”Postefeminism” impedes daughters’ ability to live truly liberatory lives.