Reimagining the Family

Robert Payne

ISBN 10: 1788747712 / ISBN 13: 9781788747714

Edité par Peter Lang, Peter Lang Okt 2021, 2021

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Neuware -«Reimagining the Family is a ground-breaking volume that brings together important literary voices. Robert Payne explores literary representations of lesbian mothering with sensitivity, depth and rigour. This highly innovative, well-researched and well-written book will be essential reading for researchers across a wide spectrum of fields.»(Professor Natalie Edwards, The University of Adelaide)«Reimagining the Family: Lesbian Mothering in Contemporary French Literature is the first study of lesbian mothering in French literature, providing a valuable contribution to studies in LGBT+ literature, women¿s writing, and mothering among others. The book is thoughtful, well-researched, and creates a foundation upon which future explorations of lesbian or queer parenting in French literature will be built.» (Jessica Garcés Jensen, H-France Review Vol. 23 (March 2023), No. 42)Reimagining the Family is the first book-length study of representations of lesbian mothering in French literature. Focusing on female-authored texts published between 1970 and 2013, the book explores how literature reflects, engages with and even anticipates the recent, highly charged debates on the rights of same-sex couples and parents in France. Centred around the notion of «reimagining», the book examines how literature interrogates the normative definition of the family as a heterosexual, biological unit. It discusses a range of themes, including the difficulty of reconciling lesbianism with mothering, the role of the father, the identity of the co-mother and issues of difference and equality. The corpus includes both well-known and previously unstudied authors, and covers a range of genres, from autobiography to popular fiction. Collectively, the texts offer privileged insights into the increasingly relevant experiences of lesbian mothers and illustrate the changing face of the family in twenty-first-century France.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 222 pp. Englisch.

N° de réf. du vendeur 9781788747714

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Reimagining the Family
• Éditeur: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Okt 2021
• Date de parution: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1788747712
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781788747714
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 229 L x 152 H x 13 P (en millimètres) 229 millimètres de largeur par 152 millimètres de hauteur par 13 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 329 grammes

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Synopsis

Reimagining the Family is the first book-length study of representations of lesbian mothering in French literature. Focusing on female-authored texts published between 1970 and 2013, the book explores how literature reflects, engages with and even anticipates the recent, highly charged debates on the rights of same-sex couples in France.

À propos de l?auteur

Robert Payne works for Lex Academic, a company that specializes in providing impeccable proofreading and copy-editing to academics worldwide. Before joining Lex, he studied for a PhD in French Studies at the University of Leicester (2013-17) and taught English at the Université de Haute-Alsace (Mulhouse) in France (2017-19). He then became Lecturer in French at the University of Hertfordshire (2019-21). His primary research interests are in gender studies and contemporary French literature. Reimagining the Family is his first book.