Description
The first book to propose a philosophy of miscarriage exploring the meaning of pregnancy without birth and linking theory to real, lived experience.
About the Author
Victoria Browne is Reader in Political Theory at Oxford Brookes University, UK. She is co-author of Politics: An Introduction (3rd ed., 2018), author of Feminism, Time and Non-Linear History (2014) and has edited multiple volumes including Vulnerability and the Politics of Care (2021) and Motherhood in Literature and Culture (2017). She is also a member of the editorial collective Radical Philosophy.
Reviews
Deftly weaving together insights from first-hand accounts, philosophical analyses, and the social sciences, Browne argues persuasively that birth-centric models of pregnancy necessarily fail to grasp the complex, ambiguous phenomenon that is miscarriage. Her careful and insightful analysis provides a welcome contribution to scholarly conversations on gender, embodiment, and reproductive subjectivity. * Ann J. Cahill, Professor of Philosophy, Elon University, USA *
Browne presents a vital call for solidarity in these times of increasing criminalization of pregnancy. Her understanding of agency is embodied and contextual, rather than a matter of straightforward choice. This compelling framework enables a relational politics of care for and among pregnant people, regardless of the results of a pregnancy. * Sarah LaChance Adams, Florida Blue Distinguished Professor, University of North Florida, USA *
Politicizing miscarriage as a feminist issue, and a question for philosophy, Pregnancy Without Birth breaks open the stigma and shame surrounding miscarriage and offers a powerful, timely and radical thesis about the politics of pregnancy, both with and without birth. A brilliantly argued and movingly written work. * Lisa Baraitser, Professor of Psychosocial Theory, Birkbeck, University of London, UK *
Book Information
ISBN 9781350279698
Author Victoria Browne
Format Paperback
Page Count 232
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC