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The notion of a mother seems simple enough. But just one shy cut beneath the surface lies a multitude of facets, problems, questions, contradictions and wonders all connected to the idea of maternity. Biologically speaking, every person has a mother; perhaps it is the one fact we all have in common. Nevertheless this issue, dedicated to Mother, raises more questions than it is able to answer. Precisely because everyone appears to understand what a mother is, many crucial aspects of the topic are never questioned and are instead taken as a given. Is a mother defined by just having a child, or is it a child that defines the mother? Can we look at the mother without assuming womanhood? Can we untie the gendered attributes bound to the role of a mother? And what exactly are the notions of gender and sex that are connected to the common idea of motherhood? Where do they stem from? What kind of social, biological and economic pressure do mothers and potential mothers face?

Artists’ Periodical

Pfeil Magazine #13. Mother

by Anja Dietmann, Tobias Peper

Publisher
Edition 1st edition
Release Date November 2020
Credits
Editor: Anja Dietmann
Identifiers
ISBN-13: 978-1-9160634-9-5
Work  
Language English
Format Softcover
Dimensions 24.0 × 34.0 cm
Pages 78

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