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CALL FOR PAPERS
Demeter Press
is seeking submissions for an edited collection
Mothers and Motherhood in the Spanish-Speaking World
Editors: Marina Bettaglio and Cándida Elizabeth Vivero Marín
Publication Date: 2015
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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.
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Submission Guidelines:
Please submit abstracts of 250 words and include your 50 word bio and citizenship
Deadline for Abstracts is February 1, 2013
Please send submissions and inquiries directly to:
Marina Bettaglio and Cándida Elizabeth Vivero Marín
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Demeter Press
140 Holland St. West, PO 13022
Disclosure: I am getting a complementary membership to MIRCI and
subscription to the journal in return for posting these updates. It is,
however, something I would have agreed to do for free because I think
their work is so wonderful.
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