The Mother-Blame Game is an interdisciplinary and intersectional examination of the phenomenon of mother-blame in the twenty-first century. As the socioeconomic and cultural expectations of what constitutes "good motherhood" grow continually narrow and exclusionary, mothers are demonized and stigmatized-perhaps now more than ever-for all that is perceived to go "wrong" in their children's lives.This anthology brings together creative and scholarly contributions from feminist academics and activists alike to provide a dynamic study of the many varied ways in which mothers are blamed and shamed for their maternal practice. Importantly, it also considers how mothers resist these ideologies by engaging in empowered and feminist mothering practices, as well as by publicly challenging patriarchal discourses of "good motherhood."

About the Author
Vanessa Reimer is a PhD candidate in York University's Graduate Program in Gender, Feminist and Women's Studies. She is the co-editor of Mother of Invention: How Our Mothers Influenced us as Feminist Academics and Activists (Reimer and Sahagian 2013). Her research interests include feminist studies in religion, girlhood, and mothering.

Sarah Sahagian is a PhD candidate in Gender, Feminist and Women's studies at York University, where she is currently writing her dissertation on the mothering of inter-ethnic children. Her writing has appeared in such publications as Chasing Rainbows, a popular anthology on gender fluid parenting, as well as The Huffington Post,the pop culture website Comments Enabled and the Journal of the Motherhood Initiative. Sarah also is the co-editor of the Demeter Press book Mother of Invention: How Our Mothers Influenced Us as Feminist Academics and Activists.


Book Information
ISBN 9781926452142
Author Vanessa Reimer
Format Paperback
Page Count 311
Imprint Demeter Press
Publisher Demeter Press
Weight(grams) 526g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 20mm