PERFORMING, PASSING, AND COVERING MOTHERHOOD IN ACADEMIC SPACES: A HEARTFUL AUTOETHNOGRAPHY

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2020

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CohenMiller, Anna S.

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LEARNing Landscapes

Abstract

This study applies heartful autoethnography to demonstrate the performance of being a mother in academia. As such, the article addresses (1) motherhood versus mothering, (2) the concepts of presentation of self, passing, and covering, (3) systematic bias mothers face in academic spaces, and (4) the ultimate costs of covering motherhood in academia

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Type of access: Open Access, Motherhood, Academic Space

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CohenMiller, A. S. (2020). Performing, Passing, and Covering Motherhood in Academic Spaces: A Heartful Autoethnography. LEARNing Landscapes, 13(1), 97–114. https://doi.org/10.36510/learnland.v13i1.1006

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