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• Title:Natal signs : cultural representations of pregnancy, birth and parenting / edited by Nadya Burton.
  
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• Other Contributors/Collections:Burton, Nadya, editor.
  
• Published/Created:Bradford, ON : Demeter Press, [2015]
  

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  • Location:OKANAGAN LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WQ200.1 .N37 2015
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Pregnancy--Social aspects.
  Childbirth--Social aspects.
  Parenting--Social aspects.
  Popular culture.
  
• Medical Subjects: Pregnancy.
  
• Description:xi, 378 pages ; 23 cm
  
• Summary:"Representations of pregnancy, birth and early parenting are simultaneously diverse (grounded in different social, religious and cultural contexts), and normative (they tend to reflect the status quo and romanticized notions of these profound life events). This collection explores diverse cultural representations of childbirth and related life events with a focus on exploring and unsettling normative and stereotypical representations. The work included seeks to engage representations that challenge, transgress and resist cultural norms."-- Provided by publisher.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
  
• ISBN:9781926452326 paperback
  1926452321 paperback
  
• Contents:SECTION 1: LOOKING AT PREGNANCY
  What to Expect When Your Avatar is Expecting:
  Representations of Pregnancy and Parenthood in Video Games / Lauren Cruikshank
  Masculine Pregnancy: Butch Lesbians', Trans Men's & Genderqueer Individuals' Experiences / Michelle Walks
  That Fat Man is Giving Birth: Gender Identity and the Pregnant Body / K. J. Surkan
  Gay Men's Narratives of Pregnancy in the Context of Commercial Surrogacy / Damien W. Riggs and Deborah Dempsey
  Crone and Moon, Umbilical Cords/Blood Ties / Brescia Nember Reid
  Imminent / Jennifer Long
  Heroes and Villains:
  Representations of Midwives in the Late Twentieth Century
  Ontario Midwifery Revival / Elizabeth Allemang
  Spacemaking and Midwifery: With, Within, Without / Mary Sharpe and Kory McGrath
  SECTION 2: LOOKING AT BIRTH
  Refusing Delinquency, Reclaiming Power: Indigenous Women and Childbirth [Aboriginal or Native peoples, First Nations] / Claire Dion Fletcher and Cheryllee Bourgeois
  Resistance and Submission:
  A Critique of Representations of Birth / Alys Einion
  Representations of Birth and Motherhood as Contemporary Forms of the Sacred / Anna Hennessey Does Labour Mean Work? A Look at the Meaning of Birth
  in Amish and Non-Amish Society / Natalie Jolly
  Representing Birth: An Inquiry into Art Making and Birth Giving: Implications for Teaching Student Midwives / Jeanne Lyons
  Birth is a Labour of Art / Marni Kotak
  Split Open / Ara Parker
  Flower of My Flesh / Rosie Rosenzweig
  Birth Shock: Exploring Pregnancy, Birth, and the Transition to Motherhood Using Participatory Arts / Susan Hogan, Charley Baker, Shelagh Cornish, Paula McCloskey and Lisa Watts
  Making Meaning of Stillbirth / Kory McGrath and Lynn Farrales
  SECTION III: LOOKING AT PARENTING
  Kids Aren't Cute / Beth Osnes
  Paternal Loss and Anticipation: An Artist's Perspective / Rachel Epp Buller
  Two Mums and Some Babies: Queering Motherhood / Rebecca English, Raechel Johns and Angela Dwyer
  Go the Fuck to Sleep Prince George? Juxtaposing Cultural Representations of Motherhood and Exploring the Politics of Authenticity / Betty Ann Martin