Episode 5: Mothers in Literature

How do we handle the depictions of mothers in literature? What is the function of motherhood within larger institutions? What are some goals for exploring the maternal identity within the classroom? Why do so many professors, students, and readers dismiss motherhood as irrelevant to modern life? The literary mother reflects our cultural intersections of gender, race, class, sexuality, disability politics, religion, education, geography, and so much more. In today's episode, Paige and Margaret consider the position of mothers in academia and in literature. From handling odd off-hand comments from colleagues to helping students examine the pressures of identity restrictions and intersections. Join us as we blame Freud for all of our problems and chat about new approaches for understanding literary mothers!

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We are two friends who love teaching literature just as much as we love talking. Over the past five years or so, we have each taught a range of literature courses in a variety of contexts. Our experiences prompted us to think about what it means to teach literature in a twenty-first century classroom. In our podcast, we create a place to discuss literature pedagogy, consider the hurdles and concerns the majority of literature teachers will face, form a community to encourage collaboration, work through our own journey and questions, and share our general love for pedagogy. Let's craft our dream course together! Join in the conversation at our website: https://literaturely.wixsite.com/podcast