Promising monsters : pregnant bodies, artistic subjectivity, and maternal imagination.

Betterton, Rosemary (2006) Promising monsters : pregnant bodies, artistic subjectivity, and maternal imagination. Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy, 21 (1). pp. 80-100. ISSN 1527-2001

Full text not available from this repository.

Abstract

This paper engages with theories of the monstrous maternal in feminist philosophy to explore how examples of visual art practice by Susan Hiller, Marc Quinn, Alison Lapper, Tracey Emin, and Cindy Sherman disrupt maternal ideals in visual culture through differently imagined body schema. By examining instances of the pregnant body represented in relation to maternal subjectivity, disability, abortion, and "prosthetic" pregnancy, it asks whether the "monstrous" can offer different kinds of figurations of the maternal that acknowledge the agency and potential power of the pregnant subject.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3300
Subjects:
?? general social sciencessocial sciences(all)hm sociology ??
ID Code:
33203
Deposited By:
Deposited On:
06 May 2010 09:32
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
Last Modified:
16 Jul 2024 08:38