Mommyblogs and the Changing Face of Motherhood

May Friedman

Published by University of Toronto Press 2013

Mommyblogs and the Changing Face of Motherhood

May Friedman

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442665231

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About this book

Beyond their capacity to entertain, how have mommyblogs shifted our understanding of twenty-first-century motherhood?

Author / Editor information

Friedman May :

May Friedman is an associate professor in the School of Social Work at Ryerson University and the author of the award-winning Mommyblogs and the Changing Face of Motherhood.

Reviews

Lolita Lark:

‘There are too many gems here that are worth your while. The new and, for me, very original concepts are sprinkled around like jewels, and they make reading the book worth your time and trouble.’

‘Mommyblogs is a dream of good scholarship.’

R. LaRossa:

‘Informative and readable volume… Mother’s stories interspersed throughout the work help make the world of mommyblogging come alive. The authors’ theoretical reflections add further value – especially for researchers, and for college instructors who teach courses in gender, family, or parenting.’

D. Lynn O’Brien-Hallstein, College of General Studies, Rhetoric Division, Boston University:
‘I enjoyed reading Mommyblogs and the Changing Face of Motherhood, a book that makes an important contribution to motherhood studies. May Friedman pays excellent attention to the complexity of bloggers and what they mean for our understanding of contemporary motherhood. I also appreciate how well-versed Friedman is in terms of the theories she uses to analyze mommyblogs.’

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. A Short History of the Mamasphere and the Discursive Construction of Motherhood Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
3. On Hybridity: The Diversity and Multiplicity of the Mamasphere Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
4. On the Cyborg: Dialogism and Collective Stories Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
5. On Queer: A Liminal and Unfixed Motherhood Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
6. Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
Appendix: List of Blogs Selected for Primary Research Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 200

eBook

Published: February 27, 2013
ISBN: 9781442665231