{"product_id":"horrible-mothers-loic-bourdeau-9780803293984","title":"Horrible Mothers: Representations Across Francophone North America","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor too long the main narratives of motherhood have been oppressive and exclusionary, frequently ignoring issues of female identity--especially regarding those not conforming to traditional female stereotypes. \u003ci\u003eHorrible Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e offers a variety of perspectives for analyzing representations of the mother in francophone literature and film at the turn of the twenty-first century in North America, including Qu饕ec, Ontario, New England, and California. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors reexamine the \"horrible mother\" paradigm within a broad range of sociocultural contexts from different locations to broaden the understanding of mothering beyond traditional ideology. The selections draw from long-established scholarship in women's studies as well as from new developments in queer studies to make sense of and articulate strategies of representation; to show how contemporary family models are constantly evolving, reshaping, and moving away from heteronormative expectations; and to reposition mothers as subjects occupying the center of their own narrative, rather than as objects. The contributors engage narratives of mothering from myriad perspectives, referencing the works of writers or filmmakers such as Marguerite Andersen, Nelly Arcan, Gr馮oire Chabot, Xavier Dolan, Nancy Huston, and Lucie Joubert. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lo? Bourdeau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803293984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803293984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2020","brand":"Lo? Bourdeau","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120246845695,"sku":"9780803293984","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4f1c7bc6-c66f-4594-99fa-11d1c5e3d4af.jpg?v=1687413296","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/horrible-mothers-loic-bourdeau-9780803293984","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}