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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808232103321

Titolo

Teacher, scholar, mother : re-envisioning motherhood in the academy / / edited by Anna M. Young

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-4985-0341-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (303 p.)

Disciplina

305.420973

Soggetti

Women scholars - United States

Women scholars - Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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Sommario/riassunto

Teacher, Scholar, Mother deals with intersecting axes of power and privilege in order to advance a more productive conversation across disciplines on motherhood.""Mother"" is a central figure in cultural discourse. She is a force of stability and comfort, a symbol of home and family, and the source of our earliest memories of nurturing and care. ""Mother"" is also a politically charged ideal. She is self-motivated and career-driven, passionate about her job, and trying to create a balance between her home and work lives. The mother-scholar contributors explore theoretical and disciplinary appr