Mommyblogs and the changing face of motherhood
By: May Friedman
Publisher: University of Toronto Press; University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9781442665231; 9781442646247; 9781442614307
Subjects: Gender Studies; Eltern; Mothers; Blogs; Aspect social; Blogues; Rôle parental; Motherhood; Weblog; POLITICAL SCIENCE; Public Policy; Cultural Policy; Mères; Maternité; SOCIAL SCIENCE; Social aspects; Popular Culture; Mutter; Anthropology; Parenting; Cultural; Soziale Situation
Description: Mothers have consistently relied upon one another for guidance and support as they navigate the difficult world of parenting. For many women, the increasingly established online community of "mommyblogs" now provides a source of camaraderie and support that acknowledges both the work of mothering and the implications of its undertaking. Beyond their capacity to entertain, how have mommyblogs shifted our understanding of twenty-first-century motherhood? In examining the content of hundreds of mommyblogs, May Friedman considers the ways that online maternal life writing provides a front row seat to some of the most raw, offbeat, and engaging portraits of motherhood imaginable. Focusing on the composition of the "mamasphere" and on mommyblogs' emphasis on connection, Friedman reveals the changing face of contemporary motherhood - one less concerned with the proscriptions of what good mothers should do, and more invested in what diverse mothers have to say.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: A short history of the mamasphere and the discursive construction of motherhood; title: On hybridity : the diversity and multiplicity of the mamasphere; title: On the cyborg : dialogism and collective stories; title: On queer : a liminal and unfixed motherhood; title: Conclusion; title: Appendix: List of blogs selected for primary research.