Demeter Press
is seeking submissions for an edited collection
Mothers and Motherhood in the Spanish-Speaking World
Editors: Marina Bettaglio and C�ndida Elizabeth Vivero Mar�n
bettagli@uvic.ca and elizabeth_vivero@hotmail.com Publication Date: 2015
Traditional representations of motherhood in Spanish-speaking
countries have favoured the image of the selfless, abnegated mother,
totally devoted to her children. As a woman whose entire life was at the
service of others, she was supposed to find fulfillment in caring for and
supporting her family. Modelled after the Virgin Mary, this idealized
maternal role dominated, with regional differences, the Spanish and Latin
American imaginary for centuries. Marianismo, the cultural expression of
this ideological position, demonstrates the pervasiveness of the Marian
cult in Latin America, where the dichotomy Virgin/Whore described by
Octavio Paz has played a key role in imposing normative maternal values.
Nonetheless, during the last two decades new maternal configurations have
emerged in literature, comics, cinema, music, and art. This collection
seeks to examine counter-hegemonic discourses that stand in stark or
seeming opposition to traditional representations. The editors seek
article-length contributions from scholars from a variety of disciplines,
including literature, cinema, music and popular culture in general.
Articles may examine (but are not limited to) the following topics:
Non-traditional mothers, step-mothers, lesbian mothers, immigrant mothers,
minority mothers,
professional mothers, writing mothers, artist mothers, new
stay-at-home mothers, supermommies, sexually desiring mothers, celebrity
mothers, yummy mommies/mummies, deviant mothers, perverse mothers,
criminal mothers, drug-addicted mothers, or incarcerated mothers.
Submission Guidelines:
Please submit abstracts of 250 words and include your 50 word bio and
citizenship
Deadline for Abstracts is February 1st, 2013. Please send submissions and
inquiries directly to: Marina Bettaglio and C�ndida Elizabeth Vivero Mar�n
bettagli@uvic.ca and elizabeth_vivero@hotmail.com
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