Teaching the Alienated Maternity of Faulkner's As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying presents complicated relationships to maternal identity. Here are some suggestions for sparking discussion.
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veleze0
- Sep 1, 2021
- 2 min
Read Marge Piercy's Poem "Right to Life"
Marge Piercy's poem "Right to Life," remains painfully relevant, touching on themes of reproductive justice and women's bodily autonomy.
Colleen Baer
- Jul 8, 2021
- 2 min
Why You Should Read Gabriela Garcia's Of Women and Salt
In Of Women and Salt, Gabriela Garcia examines mother-daughter relationships that span decades and countries.
Colleen Baer
- Jun 25, 2021
- 2 min
Pride Spotlight: Read Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters
For Pride, we're spotlighting books that look at queer parenthood and encouraging people to read Torrey Peters' novel Detransition, Baby.
Pamela Fox
- Jun 25, 2021
- 4 min
Pride Spotlight: Read These Memoirs on Queer Parenthood
To celebrate Pride Month, we’re spotlighting a trove of queer parenthood writing and focusing on one specific author’s take on family.
veleze0
- Jun 14, 2021
- 3 min
Two Poems: The Male Gaze Fixes on the Maternal, and the Maternal Speaks
I examine how "Mary Bly" by James Wright and "Summer in the suburbs: 6:00 A.M." by Jane Kenyon interact with the male gaze and the maternal.
Colleen Baer
- Apr 12, 2021
- 8 min
Mothers and "Whores:" The Limited Anti-Conformism of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road
In a novel heralded for its anti-conformism, Kerouac’s radicality is limited by his conservatism when it comes to conceptions of gender.
veleze0
- Apr 5, 2021
- 2 min
Maternal Theory: A Primer on Patricia Hill Collins, Paradigm Shifter
Maternal theorist Patricia Hill Collins consistently denies the artificial line that patriarchy has drawn between work and motherhood.
veleze0
- Mar 15, 2021
- 2 min
Teaching Motherhood in The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter has been a staple of high school reading lists for ages. Here are some ways to highlight mothering in the novel.
Pamela Fox
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
Teaching The Great Gatsby through a Reproductive Justice Lens
Here are some suggestions if you're looking to teach The Great Gatsby through a reproductive justice lens.
Colleen Baer
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
Teaching the Childbirth Scene in A Farewell to Arms
Here are some suggested discussion prompts if you're looking to examine Hemingway's representation of motherhood in A Farewell to Arms.
veleze0
- Feb 22, 2021
- 4 min
Students Reflect on Taking Reading Motherhood at Georgetown University
Reading Motherhood isn't just a website--it's also a course taught at Georgetown University by our two co-founders.
Pamela Fox
- Feb 22, 2021
- 6 min
Take a Look at Our Syllabus for Reading Motherhood at Georgetown University
Reading Motherhood is also a course at Georgetown University. Here's our syllabus, including the titles of readings that guide our class.
Pamela Fox
- Jan 21, 2021
- 3 min
Teaching Reproductive Justice as a Social Movement
Here are some recommendations for educators looking to bring resources about the movement for reproductive rights into their classes.
Pamela Fox
- Jan 21, 2021
- 1 min
Teach Dani McClain's We Live for the We
McClain's book may be eye-opening to some and relatable to others, but she models a timely rendering of "the personal is political."
veleze0
- Jan 8, 2021
- 1 min
Teaching Lucille Clifton's "wishes for sons"
The first time I taught this poem at Georgetown, most of the young men in the class were outraged.
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