Author : Dorsía Smith Silva
Release : 2013
Genre : Motherhood
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 230/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Feminist and Critical Perspectives on Caribbean Mothering by : Dorsía Smith Silva
Download or read book Feminist and Critical Perspectives on Caribbean Mothering written by Dorsía Smith Silva. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mothering has been a recurring theme in the work of many women writers and Caribbean women writers are no exception. Furthering this dialogue, Feminist and Critical Perspectives on Caribbean Mothering not only accentuates the varied representations of mothering and motherhood but also challenges traditional interpretations of mothering. Thus, the volume comprises of a collection of essays, which examine the multiple definitions and images of mothering and motherhood--from childbirth as the initial site to surrogate, communal, and extended parenthood in the stories of generations of women that include grandmothers, godmothers, sisters and aunts. Writing out of their numerous cultural, political, social, spiritual, and economic worlds, these Caribbean mothers bring needed attention to their endurance of social class, language, cultural chauvinism, physical and psychological exile, racial politics, and colonial sovereignty barriers." -- Publisher's description.