The Exoticisation of Motherhood: The Body Politics of Pregnant Femininity through the Lens of Celebrity Motherhood

At a time when parenthood seems to have become almost mandatory regardless of sexual orientation, and children serve as fashionable props on Instagram profiles and in lifestyle magazines, this article examines the way in which pregnant femininity and maternity is engulfed by neoliberal discourses of...

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Main Author: Liza Tsaliki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lectito Journals 2019-09-01
Series:Feminist Encounters: A Journal of Critical Studies in Culture and Politics
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Online Access:http://www.lectitopublishing.nl/download/the-exoticisation-of-motherhood-the-body-politics-of-pregnant-femininity-through-the-lens-of-5913.pdf