Teacher, Scholar, Mother

Edited by Anna M. Young - Contributions by Ama Oforiwaa Aduonum; M. Cristina Alcalde; Allison Antink-Meyer; Cynthia J. Atman; Sara M. Childers; Layne Craig; Martha Kalnin Diede; Erin Graybill Ellis; Jessica Smartt Gullion; Celeste Hanna; Dustin Harp; Andr

This edited collection deals with intersecting axes of power and privilege in order to advance conversation on motherhood across disciplines. Mother-scholar contributors explore theoretical and disciplinary approaches to academic motherhood, examine its critical and cultural territory, and articulate the challenges of their dual identity.

Section One: Approaches to Motherhood, Feminism and Gendered WorkChapter 1:The Role of Theory in Understanding the Lived Experiences of Mothering in the AcademyAndrea N. HuntChapter 2:Crying over "Split Milk": How Divisive Language on Infant Feeding Leads to Stress, Confusion and Anxiety for MothersTracy Rundstrom WilliamsChapter 3:Mama's Boy: Feminist Mothering, Masculinity, and White PrivilegeCatherine A.F. MacGillivrayChapter 4:Encountering Others: Reading, Writing, Teaching, ParentingErin Tremblay Ponnou-DelaffonChapter 5:A Qualitative Study of Academic Mothers' Sabbatical Experiences: Considering Disciplinary DifferencesSusan V. IversonChristin SeherChapter 6:Motherhood: Reflection, Design, and Self-AuthorshipBrook SattlerJennifer TurnsCynthia J. AtmanChapter 7:Confessions of a Buzzkill: Critical Feminist Parenting in the Age of Omnipresent MediaDustin HarpSection Two: Identity and Performance in Academic MotherhoodChapter 8:More Mother than Others: Disorientations, Motherscholars, and Objects in BecomingSara M. ChildersChapter 9:Doing Research and Teaching on Masculinities and Violence: One Mother of Sons' PerspectiveM. Cristine Alcalde, Associate Professor of Gender & Women's StudiesChapter 10:Cultural Border Crossings between Science, Science Pedagogy & ParentingAllison Antink-MeyerChapter 11:"You Must be Superwoman!": How Graduate Student Mothers Negotiate Conflicting RolesErin Graybill EllisJessica Smartt GullionChapter 12:"There's a Monster Growing in our Heads": Mad Men's Betty Draper, Fan Reaction, and Twenty-First Century Anxiety about MotherhoodCaroline SmithCeleste HannaSection Three: Bringing it to Light: Giving Voice to Motherhood's ChallengesChapter 13:Silence and the Stillbirth Narrative: Stories Worth TellingElisabeth G. KrausChapter 14:S/m/otheringMarissa McClureChapter 15:A Tapestry of Sweet Mother(hood): African Scholar, Mother, and Performer?Ama Oforiwaa AduonumChapter 16:Dropped Stitches: Classrooms, Caregiving, and CancerMartha Kalnin DiedeChapter 17:The Other Female Complaint: Online Narratives of Assisted Reproductive Therapy as Sentimental LiteratureLayne CraigChapter 18:Mama's Boy Part II: Feminism, Masculinity, and Life in an Interracial FamilyCatherine A.F. MacGillivray