Beyond the Womb? Posthuman Parturitions in Joanna Kavenna’s «The Birth of Love»

This essay reflects on a number of issues related to mothering and the possible repercussions of the introduction of ectogenesis, gestation outside the womb, for women and society. Some of these new scenarios appear dramatized in Joanna Kavenna’s The Birth of Love (2010), a novel that includes a vis...

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Main Author: Aline Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università di Napoli Federico II 2015-10-01
Series:La camera blu
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Online Access:http://www.camerablu.unina.it/index.php/camerablu/article/view/3665