Maternal conditions

Description:

"Maternal Conditions analyzes the depiction of motherhood in the works of Barbara Kingsolver, Ana Castillo, Louise Erdrich, and Ruth Ozeki. The book examines the politics underlying and engendered by ethnically diverse representations of the maternal, interrogating the dominant cultural understanding of the good mother. This analysis then moves to a study of how the subjective experience of mothers is portrayed in these writings, ending with an exploration of the relationship between motherhood and ethics."--Jacket.

subjects: Criticism and interpretation,  Feminism and literature,  Multiculturalism in literature,  Mothers in literature,  American literature,  History and criticism,  Motherhood in literature,  Women authors,  History,  American literature, women authors,  American literature, history and criticism

People: Ruth L. Ozeki,  Barbara Kingsolver,  Louise Erdrich,  Ana Castillo

Places: United States

Times: 20th century