Last Thursday Naomi Bar-Yam shared information about a call for papers on 
relevant topics for an upcoming Demeter Press book. (See shortened version, 
below.)

I'd like to add this information about a conference in Melbourne, Australia, 
for which Lactnetters living in Australia or visiting might like to submit 
abstracts on a similar range of topics. The conference is being organised by 
the Australia arm of MIRCI, AMIRCI (Australian Motherhood Initiative for 
Research & Community Involvement). Membership is very affordable.  For 
information go to the website: www.mothering.org.au

Virginia

Dr Virginia Thorley
Honorary Research Fellow
School of History, Philosophy, Religion & Classics
The University of Queensland, QLD 4072
Australia
email: [log in to unmask]
Website: www.virginiathorley.com


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CALL FOR PAPERS
Demeter Press www.demeterpress.org  is seeking submissions for an edited 
collection
The Mother-Blame Game
Co-Editors: Vanessa Reimer and Sarah Sahagian
DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS: December 15, 2013
Publication Date: 2015
This anthology will bring together essays from feminist activists and 
academics alike to explore the phenomenon of mother-blame (and resistance to 
it) in the 21st century from a feminist/empowered mothering standpoint. The 
goal of this collection is to create an interdisciplinary examination of the 
many-varied ways in which mother-blame and mother-shame intersect and 
manifest in contemporary discourse and relationships. We welcome academic 
and creative submissions.
Deadline for Abstracts is December 15, 2013
Please send submissions and inquiries directly to: Sarah Sahagian 
([log in to unmask]) and Vanessa Reimer ([log in to unmask])
 

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