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Becoming a mother charts the diverse and complex history of
Australian mothering for the first time, exposing the ways it has
been both connected to and distinct from parallel developments in
other industrialised societies. In many respects, the historical
context in which Australian women come to motherhood has changed
dramatically since 1945. And yet examination of the memories of
multiple maternal generations reveals surprising continuities in
the emotions and experiences of first-time motherhood. Drawing upon
interdisciplinary insights from anthropology, history, psychology
and sociology, Carla Pascoe Leahy unpacks this multifaceted rite of
passage through more than 60 oral history interviews, demonstrating
how maternal memories continue to influence motherhood today.
Despite radical shifts in understandings of gender, care and
subjectivity, becoming a mother remains one of the most personally
and culturally significant moments in a woman's life. -- .
Children, Childhood and Cultural Heritage explores how the everyday
experiences of children, and their imaginative and creative worlds,
are collected, interpreted and displayed in museums and on
monuments, and represented through objects and cultural lore. Young
people constitute up to half the population of any given society,
but their lives are inescapably influenced by the expectations and
decisions of adults. As a result, children's distinct experiences
are frequently subsumed within the broader histories and heritage
of their families and communities. And while adults inevitably play
a prominent role in children's lives, children are also active
creators of their own cultures. As this volume so vividly
demonstrate, the cultural heritage of children is rich and varied,
and highly revealing of past and present attitudes to children and
their work, play, creativity, and human rights. The essays in this
book span the experiences of children from classical Rome to the
present moment, and examine the diverse social and historical
contexts underlying the public representations of childhood in
Britain, Europe, North America, Australia, North Africa and Japan.
Case studies examine the heritage of schools and domestic spaces;
the objects and games of play; the commemoration of child Holocaust
survivors; memorials to Indigenous child-removal under colonial
regimes; children as collectors of objects and as authors of
juvenilia; curatorial practices at museums of childhood; and the
role of children as visitors to historical sites. Until now, the
cultural heritage of children and the representations of childhood
have been largely absent from scholarly discussions of museology,
heritage places and material culture. This volume rectifies that
gap, bringing together international experts in children's
histories and heritage. Aimed at a wide readership of students,
academics, and museum and heritage professionals, Children,
Childhood and Cultural Heritage authoritatively defines the key
issues in this exciting new field.
Children, Childhood and Cultural Heritage explores how the everyday
experiences of children, and their imaginative and creative worlds,
are collected, interpreted and displayed in museums and on
monuments, and represented through objects and cultural lore. Young
people constitute up to half the population of any given society,
but their lives are inescapably influenced by the expectations and
decisions of adults. As a result, children's distinct experiences
are frequently subsumed within the broader histories and heritage
of their families and communities. And while adults inevitably play
a prominent role in children's lives, children are also active
creators of their own cultures. As this volume so vividly
demonstrate, the cultural heritage of children is rich and varied,
and highly revealing of past and present attitudes to children and
their work, play, creativity, and human rights. The essays in this
book span the experiences of children from classical Rome to the
present moment, and examine the diverse social and historical
contexts underlying the public representations of childhood in
Britain, Europe, North America, Australia, North Africa and Japan.
Case studies examine the heritage of schools and domestic spaces;
the objects and games of play; the commemoration of child Holocaust
survivors; memorials to Indigenous child-removal under colonial
regimes; children as collectors of objects and as authors of
juvenilia; curatorial practices at museums of childhood; and the
role of children as visitors to historical sites. Until now, the
cultural heritage of children and the representations of childhood
have been largely absent from scholarly discussions of museology,
heritage places and material culture. This volume rectifies that
gap, bringing together international experts in children's
histories and heritage. Aimed at a wide readership of students,
academics, and museum and heritage professionals, Children,
Childhood and Cultural Heritage authoritatively defines the key
issues in this exciting new field.
This collection defines the field of maternal studies in Australia
for the first time. Leading motherhood researchers explore how
mothering has evolved across Australian history as well as the joys
and challenges of being a mother today. The contributors cover
pregnancy, birth, relationships, childcare, domestic violence, time
use, work, welfare, policy and psychology, from a diverse range of
maternal perspectives. Utilising a matricentric feminist framework,
Australian Mothering foregrounds the experiences, emotions and
perspectives of mothers to better understand how Australian
motherhood has developed historically and contemporaneously.
Drawing upon their combined sociological and historical expertise,
Bueskens and Pascoe Leahy have carefully curated a collection that
presents compelling research on past and present perspectives on
maternity in Australia, which will be relevant to researchers,
advocates and policy makers interested in the changing role of
mothers in Australian society.
This collection defines the field of maternal studies in Australia
for the first time. Leading motherhood researchers explore how
mothering has evolved across Australian history as well as the joys
and challenges of being a mother today. The contributors cover
pregnancy, birth, relationships, childcare, domestic violence, time
use, work, welfare, policy and psychology, from a diverse range of
maternal perspectives. Utilising a matricentric feminist framework,
Australian Mothering foregrounds the experiences, emotions and
perspectives of mothers to better understand how Australian
motherhood has developed historically and contemporaneously.
Drawing upon their combined sociological and historical expertise,
Bueskens and Pascoe Leahy have carefully curated a collection that
presents compelling research on past and present perspectives on
maternity in Australia, which will be relevant to researchers,
advocates and policy makers interested in the changing role of
mothers in Australian society.
This book explores a central methodological issue at the heart of
studies of the histories of children and childhood. It questions
how we understand the perspectives of children in the past, and not
just those of the adults who often defined and constrained the
parameters of youthful lives. Drawing on a range of different
sources, including institutional records, interviews, artwork,
diaries, letters, memoirs, and objects, this interdisciplinary
volume uncovers the voices of historical children, and discusses
the challenges of situating these voices, and interpreting juvenile
agency and desire. Divided into four sections, the book considers
children's voices in different types of historical records,
examining children's letters and correspondence, as well as
multimedia texts such as film, advertising and art, along with oral
histories, and institutional archives.
'Mother' is a word heavy with associations. Becoming a mother is
surely one of the biggest changes and challenges in a woman's life.
It is at once an absolutely unique experience, and yet one which is
so common that it is often overlooked. Motherhood is intense,
relentless and absorbing, in all senses of the word. Popular
culture seems to have a split personality when it comes to
motherhood - at once holding it up as a sacred ideal, and yet being
a little dismissive of women as mothers. A diverse international
group of women have been brave enough to share their stories,
poetry and artwork to encourage you to think and feel about this
most influential of relationships in a new and enlightened way. *
Includes Discussion Questions for Reading Groups *
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