Fiona Joy Green, PhD, is a feminist mother who
believes in the power of feminism in contributing to the agency of
children and parents, and to revolutionizing mothering. She holds
the positions of Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies and
Associate Dean of Arts at the University of Winnipeg, is the author
of Practicing Feminist Mothering, and co-editor of Maternal
Pedagogies: In and Outside the Classroom, and Chasing Rainbows:
Exploring Gender-Fluid Parenting Practices.Fiona’s currently
exploring the issues of privacy related to Mommy Blogging.
Gary Lee Pelletier is a Ph.D. candidate in the
Gender, Feminist, and Women’s Studies Graduate Program at York
University. His current research focuses on the intersection of
queer negative affects, feminisms, and the burgeoning North
American Men’s Rights Movement. He lives in Toronto with his
partner, many cats, many plants, a dog, and his hip 92 year old
grandmother.
?Essential Breakthroughs contributes to the queering of motherhood studies through examining a diverse set of phenomenological perspectives and epistemological standpoints on caregiving. Including compelling narratives and analyses from expectant fathers and male nannies to lesbian mothers and transmen making different reproductive decisions, Green and Pelletier's collection provides a rich starting place from which to think about the limitations of normative discourses around mothering. This is a vital collection for those wishing to engage a conversation about men and mothering that is simultaneously queer and feminist, that abandons gender essentialism while retaining a maternal lens as an essential tool of critical analysis.? ?Shelley Park, Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Central Florida; author of Mothering Queerly, Queering Motherhood ?Formal equality reigns in an increasing number of countries, and yet sexist and heterosexist parenting norms still define our families. Essential Breakthroughs presents a path-breaking and engaging collection of essays, theoretical and personal, that invite us to think about our families beyond the binary.? ?Darren Rosenblum, Professor of Law, Pace Law School
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