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Feb 10, 20222 min read

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.

Read Marge Piercy's Poem "Right to Life"

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Sep 1, 20212 min read

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.

Why You Should Read Gabriela Garcia's Of Women and Salt

Colleen Baer

Jul 8, 20212 min read

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.

Pride Spotlight: Read Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

Colleen Baer

Jun 25, 20212 min read

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.

Pride Spotlight: Read These Memoirs on Queer Parenthood

Pamela Fox

Jun 25, 20214 min read

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.

Two Poems: The Male Gaze Fixes on the Maternal, and the Maternal Speaks

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Jun 13, 20213 min read

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.

Mothers and "Whores:" The Limited Anti-Conformism of Jack Kerouac’s On the Road

Colleen Baer

Apr 11, 20218 min read

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.

Maternal Theory: A Primer on Patricia Hill Collins, Paradigm Shifter

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Apr 4, 20212 min read

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.

Teaching Motherhood in The Scarlet Letter

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Mar 14, 20212 min read

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.

Teaching The Great Gatsby through a Reproductive Justice Lens

Pamela Fox

Mar 1, 20212 min read

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.

Teaching the Childbirth Scene in A Farewell to Arms

Colleen Baer

Mar 1, 20212 min read

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.

Students Reflect on Taking Reading Motherhood at Georgetown University

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Feb 22, 20214 min read

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.

Take a Look at Our Syllabus for Reading Motherhood at Georgetown University

Pamela Fox

Feb 22, 20216 min read

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.

Teaching Reproductive Justice as a Social Movement

Pamela Fox

Jan 21, 20213 min read

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, 20211 min read

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."

Teaching Lucille Clifton's "wishes for sons"

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Jan 8, 20211 min read

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.