Skip to main content Skip to search Skip to search

Social Science Women's Studies

Patricia Hill Collins

Reconceiving Motherhood

edited by Kaila Adia Story

Publisher
Demeter Press
Initial publish date
Nov 2014
Category
Women's Studies
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781926452401
    Publish Date
    Nov 2014
    List Price
    $17.99

Classroom Resources

Where to buy it

Description

Patricia Hill Collins has given new meaning to the institution of motherhood throughout her publishing career. Introducing scholars to new conceptions, such as, “othermothering” and “mothering of mind,” Collins through her creative and multifaceted analysis of the institution of motherhood, has in a large sense, reconceived what it means to be a mother in a national and transnational context. By connecting motherhood as an institution to manifestations of empire, racism, classism, and heteronormativity, Collins has informed and invented new understandings of the institution as a whole. This anthology explores the impact/influence/ and/or importance of Patricia Hill Collins on motherhood research, adding to the existing literature on Motherhood and the conceptions of Family. In addition, this collection raises critical questions about the social and cultural meanings of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and mothering.

About the author