Subversive mothers : contemporary women writers challenge motherhood ideology
| dc.contributor.author | Bretag, Tracey | |
| dc.contributor.school | Dept. of English | en |
| dc.date.issued | 1999 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis explores the way that feminist theory and fiction have used the model of the "Good Mother" as a starting point to re-theorise and re-imagine maternity. The second part of the thesis presents "transgressing mothers" who resist the binaries of motherhood ideology and ultimately redefine motherhood on their own terms. The aim is to contribute to a process of social change wherein the work of mothering, including the early work of pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, along with the long-term work of raising a child to adulthood, will be re-evaluated and revalued. | en |
| dc.description.dissertation | Thesis (M.A.) -- University of Adelaide, Dept. of English, 2000 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/111278 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.provenance | This electronic version is made publicly available by the University of Adelaide in accordance with its open access policy for student theses. Copyright in this thesis remains with the author. This thesis may incorporate third party material which has been used by the author pursuant to Fair Dealing exceptions. If you are the owner of any included third party copyright material you wish to be removed from this electronic version, please complete the take down form located at: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/legals | en |
| dc.subject | Feminist criticism; Literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism; Literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Motherhood in literature | en |
| dc.title | Subversive mothers : contemporary women writers challenge motherhood ideology | en |
| dc.type | Theses | en |