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Mothers in the Academy: positioned and positioning within discourses of the 'successful academic' and the 'good mother'
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UNSPECIFIED (2002) Mothers in the Academy: positioned and positioning within discourses of the 'successful academic' and the 'good mother'. STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION, 27 (4). pp. 387-403. doi:10.1080/0307507022000011516 ISSN 0307-5079.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0307507022000011516
Abstract
Using a feminist post-structuralist framework of discursive analysis, this article explores the ways in which women academics with children are both positioned and positioning within the complex and often contradictory discourses surrounding the 'successful academic' and the 'good mother'. A biographical approach is taken to explore these discourses within the everyday experiences of Susan, an academic and mother. It is argued that while the intersection of these discourses-which are fluid and in process, rather than fixed and unchanging-creates conflict for mothers, not only within the academy but also in terms of their subjectivities outside of the academy, they can also provide sources of empowerment and potentially a space in which mothers can begin to consider the possibilities for new ways of being within the academy. Implications for the academic community and higher education institutions are discussed, with a particular focus on the development of a critical literacy.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | L Education | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION | ||||
Publisher: | CARFAX PUBLISHING | ||||
ISSN: | 0307-5079 | ||||
Official Date: | October 2002 | ||||
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Volume: | 27 | ||||
Number: | 4 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 17 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 387-403 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1080/0307507022000011516 | ||||
Publication Status: | Published |
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