AHRC Motherhood in Post-1968 European Literature Network
About the Project
Welcome to the homepage of the Motherhood in post-1968 European Literature Network.
The Network is funded by the Arts & Humanities Research Council (UK) and is based at the Centre for Contemporary Women’s Writing at the Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies, University of London. It was launched on 1 March 2012 and will continue until 30 November 2013.
Who is involved?
The aim of the Network is to initiate cross-cultural, transnational, and interdisciplinary dialogue on motherhood. It is bringing together researchers from the UK and Europe studying motherhood in contemporary European literatures, with researchers and practitioners working on motherhood from philosophy, psychoanalysis, sociology, ethnography, politics and law, as well as art and film studies.
How does it work?
Through a series of workshops, online resources and activities, readings, and a major conference and exhibition, the Network is exploring what representations and narratives of motherhood in women-authored literatures may have to offer different disciplines engaged in the study of motherhood and mothering. Further, we are considering ways in which these discussions can feed into wider social, cultural, and political discourses, thereby contributing to the impact agenda.
What will the outcomes be?
The Network will generate an edited book publication, as well as ongoing online resources and other forms of knowledge transfer dissemination, such as an anthology of literature, media activity, and social networking.
Steering Committee
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Dr Lisa Baraitser Senior Lecturer in Psychosocial Studies Birkbeck College, University of London Research Profile |
Dr Victoria Browne Visiting Lecturer in Philosophy University of Hertfordshire Research Profile |
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Dr Adalgisa Giorgio |
Dr Roberta Guerrina |
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Professor Clare Hanson Professor of English Literature University of Southampton Research Profile |
Professor Abigail Lee-Six Professor of Hispanic Studies Royal Holloway, University of London Research Profile |
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Dr Emily Jeremiah Lecturer in German Royal Holloway, University of London Research Profile |
Professor Gill Rye Em. Professor of French and Director of the CCWW Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies Research Profile |
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Dr Godela Weiss-Sussex Senior Lecturer in German Institute of Germanic & Romance Studies, London Research Profile |
Dr Claire Williams Fellow and Tutor in Portuguese St Peter's College, Oxford Research Profile |
International Advisory Board
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Professor Marina d'Amelia Professor of Modern Italian History La Sapienza University of Rome Research Profile |
Dr Christine Battersby Em. Reader in Philosophy and Literature University of Warwick Research Profile |
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Professor Anne Cadoret Researcher in Social Anthropology Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris Research Profile |
Professor Gayle Letherby Professor of Sociology Plymouth University Research Profile |
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Professor Letizia Mencarini Associate Professor of Demography University of Turin Research Profile |
Dr Patricia O'Byrne Lecturer in Hispanic Studies and Comparative Literature Dublin City University Research Profile |
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Professor Hilary Owen |
Dr Carrie Smith-Prei Assistant Professor of German Language and Literature University of Alberta Research Profile |
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Dr Susan Watkins Reader in 20th-Century Women's Fiction Leeds Metropolitan University Research Profile |
Events at the Institute
- Workshops
- Conference (24-26 October 2013) - Call for Papers
- Exhibition
- Author Readings
Other
Calls for Papers
Conferences
Probing the Boundaries of Reproduction: Origins, Bodies, Transitions, Futures
Sunday, 12 - Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Venue: Prague
Closing date for submission of abstracts: 4 January 2013
Contacts: Brandy Schillace and Rob Fisher
Call for Papers
Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement (MIRCI)
Monday, 24 - Thursday, 27 June 2013
Venue: Toronto
Closing date for submission of abstracts: 15 November 2012 (extended to 1 March 2013)
Contact: info@motherhoodinitiative.org
Call for Papers
Reimagining Birth. The Visual Culture/Art/History/Design of Childbirth in the 21st Century
Tuesday, 2 - Wednesday, 3 July 2013
Venue: University College Dublin
Closing date for submission of abstracts: 10 May 2013
Contacts: Doreen Balabanoff and Martina Hynan
Call for Papers
Articles
Demeter Press
Edited collection: Telling Truths. Creative Writing on Mothering and Motherhood
Closing date for submission of proposals: 15 January 2013
Contact: Sheena Wilson and Diana Davidson
Call for Papers
Demeter Press
Edited collection: Mothers and Motherhood in the Spanish-Speaking World
Closing date for submission of proposals: 1 February 2013
Contact: Marina Bettaglio and Cándida Elizabeth Vivero Marín
Call for Papers
Demeter Press
Edited Collection: Intensive Mothering. The Cultural Contradictions of Modern Motherhood
Closing date for submission of proposals: 1 March 2013
Contact: Linda Ennis
Call for Papers
Demeter Press
Edited Collection: Mothers under Fire: Mothering in Conflict Areas
Closing date for submission of proposals: 31 July 2013
Contact: Arlene Sgoutas and Tatjana Takseva
Call for Papers
