Ernest Hemingway’s “Hills Like White Elephants,” A Feminist Text by a Father of Patriarchy
Elizabeth Velez discusses an unlikely story about abortion in Hemingway's body of work. "The hills across the valley of the Ebro were...
top of page
All Posts
Search
Kathleen Felli
- Jun 30
- 1 min
Read 'Maintenance, Hvidovre'
For The New Yorker, Olga Ravn writes an eerie story about a woman who becomes delirious after giving birth. If there was one word to...
Kathleen Felli
- Jan 21
- 2 min
The Justified Irreverence of Jennette McCurdy's 'I'm Glad My Mom Died'
Kathleen Felli writes readers' reactions to the bestselling memoir and the cultural dilemma of how to talk about abusive mothers. Over...
Colleen Baer
- Feb 10, 2022
- 2 min
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.
Colleen Baer
- Feb 1, 2022
- 5 min
11 New Books to Read in 2022
We highlight 11 new highly anticipated books that center mothering themes.
Pamela Fox
- Oct 28, 2021
- 8 min
Read Our Interview with 'Nightbitch' Author Rachel Yoder
Rachel Yoder answered our questions about her acclaimed and wholly original novel Nightbitch.
Colleen Baer
- Oct 14, 2021
- 2 min
Why You Should Read Honorée Fanonne Jeffers’ ‘The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois’
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois is a remarkable debut novel from Jeffers, capturing Ailey Garfield and 200 years of her maternal ancestors.
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.
veleze0
- Jun 13, 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.
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
- Feb 2, 2021
- 1 min
Read Luster by Raven Leilani
Luster is a striking departure from that somewhat tired Millenial/Gen Z storyline about ‘finding oneself’ in the big city.
Colleen Baer
- Jan 8, 2021
- 4 min
The Latest Trend in Popular Fiction: The Missing Mother
There’s something about a mother who deserts her children that is uniquely disturbing to the popular imagination.
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.
bottom of page