Narratives of Academic Mothers' Lived Experiences
Contradictions, Complexities and Challenges
Will be published approx. on 18. February 2027
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-350-45778-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides theoretically informed personal narratives of fifteen 'Academic Mothers' working in universities in various countries. The narratives of these mothers focus on their professional experiences and how these are influenced by their identity/role as mothers. This book is an invaluable resource for other academic mothers as they may find the narratives could help them negotiate their own conflicts and challenges through the life stories from across the world captured in this book. The international narratives highlight the commonalities and differences in the struggles experienced by academic mothers with their unique contexts. This book contributes to our collective understanding of the challenges experienced by academic mothers in their professional contexts owing to motherhood as they navigate their way through the ever-increasing demands of the higher education contexts.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Adult education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
15 bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-350-45778-2 (9781350457782)
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Persons
Lindsey Light is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Dayton, USA.
Namrata Rao is Principal Lecturer in Education at Liverpool Hope University, UK.
Anesa Hosein is Associate Professor and the Head of Educational Development and Research at the Institute of Education, University of Surrey, UK.
Namrata Rao is Principal Lecturer in Education at Liverpool Hope University, UK.
Anesa Hosein is Associate Professor and the Head of Educational Development and Research at the Institute of Education, University of Surrey, UK.
Content
Series Editors' Foreword
Preface
Foreword, Isabela Torres (Mothers in Science, France)
Acknowledgements
Part I: Introduction
Narratives of Academic Mothers' Lived Experiences: An Introduction
Anesa Hosein (University of Surrey, UK) & Lindsey Light (Wilberforce University)
Part II: Perspectives from Around the World
1. Negotiating the Work-Life Boundaries in Academic Mothers: Successful Women, Super Women, Prototypical Women
Misty Cook (National University of Singapore, Singapore) & Wu Siew Mei (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
2. Motherhood and Academia: A Brazilian Experience
Soraia Chung Saura (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil) & Ana Cristina Zimmermann (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
3. M/other
Lynette Longaretti (Deakin University, Australia)
4. The Matrescence Journey as an Academic Mother
Laura Barnett (University of Surrey, UK)
5. Navigating Parenting and Studies as an Immigrant in South Africa: The PhD Journey
Hellen Agumba (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
6. Paradigms and Praxis for Personal-as-Professional Transformation: Dr Mama Shashi
Shashi Cullinan Cook (Nelson Mandela University, South Africa)
7. Exploring the Interplay between Academic Work, Domestic Abuse and Single Motherhood
Corinne Nativel (University Paris-East Creteil, France)
8. Motherhood, Friends and Academia in France: A PhD is Born
Jessica Thrasher Chenot (Universite de Rouen Normandie, France)
9. Parallel Journeys of Academic Motherhood from Pregnancy through Maternity: No Vacation even in the Caribbean
Amalia Hosein (University of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago) & Kelly Kingon (University of Bahamas, Bahamas)
10. Parallel Journeys of Academic Motherhood from Post-Maternity through Preadolescence: Still no Vacation even in the Caribbean
Kelly Kingon (University of Bahamas, Bahamas) & Amalia Hosein (University of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago)
11. The Case of Bereaved Mothers in Academia: Beyond Invisible
Giuditta Caliendo (University of Lille, France)
12. Being a Non-Tenure Track Academic (Single) Mother: A Two-Edged Sword
Lindsey Light (Wilberforce University)
Part III: The Way Forward for Academic Mothers
13. Entangled Lives, Transformative Possibilities, and the Future of Academic Motherhood
Namrata Rao (Liverpool Hope University, UK), Lindsey Light (Wilberforce University) & Anesa Hosein (University of Surrey)
Index
Preface
Foreword, Isabela Torres (Mothers in Science, France)
Acknowledgements
Part I: Introduction
Narratives of Academic Mothers' Lived Experiences: An Introduction
Anesa Hosein (University of Surrey, UK) & Lindsey Light (Wilberforce University)
Part II: Perspectives from Around the World
1. Negotiating the Work-Life Boundaries in Academic Mothers: Successful Women, Super Women, Prototypical Women
Misty Cook (National University of Singapore, Singapore) & Wu Siew Mei (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
2. Motherhood and Academia: A Brazilian Experience
Soraia Chung Saura (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil) & Ana Cristina Zimmermann (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
3. M/other
Lynette Longaretti (Deakin University, Australia)
4. The Matrescence Journey as an Academic Mother
Laura Barnett (University of Surrey, UK)
5. Navigating Parenting and Studies as an Immigrant in South Africa: The PhD Journey
Hellen Agumba (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
6. Paradigms and Praxis for Personal-as-Professional Transformation: Dr Mama Shashi
Shashi Cullinan Cook (Nelson Mandela University, South Africa)
7. Exploring the Interplay between Academic Work, Domestic Abuse and Single Motherhood
Corinne Nativel (University Paris-East Creteil, France)
8. Motherhood, Friends and Academia in France: A PhD is Born
Jessica Thrasher Chenot (Universite de Rouen Normandie, France)
9. Parallel Journeys of Academic Motherhood from Pregnancy through Maternity: No Vacation even in the Caribbean
Amalia Hosein (University of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago) & Kelly Kingon (University of Bahamas, Bahamas)
10. Parallel Journeys of Academic Motherhood from Post-Maternity through Preadolescence: Still no Vacation even in the Caribbean
Kelly Kingon (University of Bahamas, Bahamas) & Amalia Hosein (University of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago)
11. The Case of Bereaved Mothers in Academia: Beyond Invisible
Giuditta Caliendo (University of Lille, France)
12. Being a Non-Tenure Track Academic (Single) Mother: A Two-Edged Sword
Lindsey Light (Wilberforce University)
Part III: The Way Forward for Academic Mothers
13. Entangled Lives, Transformative Possibilities, and the Future of Academic Motherhood
Namrata Rao (Liverpool Hope University, UK), Lindsey Light (Wilberforce University) & Anesa Hosein (University of Surrey)
Index