IAMAS: (Re-)Producing Mothering, Motherwork, and Motherhood

C. Ren Morton, “An Interdisciplinary Study of Mothers, Witch-hunting, and Welfare”
Amy Mackin, “Parenting a Child with a Disability: Navigating Economics, Policy, and Motherhood in a Neoliberal Landscape”
Lisa Ludden and Diana Arambur, “What is Your NICU?: Redefining the NICU Experience from a Maternal Perspective”

Ame Khin May-Kyawt, “Reproducing Motherhood, Mother Work, and Mothering in New Land: The Integration of Child-centred and Mother-centred Maternal Practices for Healthy Family Dynamics”
Olga Sanmiguel-Valderrama, “Immigrant Motherhood: Mothering Between Two Worlds”
Claudia Méndez Wright, “Should Motherhood Be Defined Through Tears? Reflexive Motherhood Practice and Narratives of Location” (online)

Current shifts in higher education coupled with political and economic uncertainties pose additional challenges for those teaching motherhood studies. In the spirit of a potluck, we invite attendees to bring a syllabus, assignment, approach, piece of wisdom, practice, pedagogical philosophy, or other resource to share with the group during this interactive session. While we welcome contributions of any kind, this year, we especially encourage attendees to consider sharing pedagogical strategies for surviving and thriving in precarious times

Abby Palko, “‘With Infinite Maternity’: A Contemporary Rebirth of Modernist Motherhood”
Ahmad Khoshniat, “Mythological Destabilization of Masculine Hegemony in Lucrecia Martel’s Salta Trilogy” (online)
Justyna Wierzchowska, “From Production and Reproduction to Creativity: The Queer Art of Lived Motherhood”

“Birth of the Magic Baby: An Exploration of Motherhood and Anti-Abortion Sentiments in Young Adult Fiction”
Kylee Schwartz


“Postpartum Flourishing”
Jacqueline Pelletier


“What are the Experiences of Parenting Graduate Students?”
Theresa White

“What Good is Parental Gratitude?”
Stef Tousignant


“Literature Review of the Multifaceted Experiences of Latina Mothers in Higher Education”
Nancy Muro-Rodriguez