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Books on the insane combination of academic careers and motherhood

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PiratePanda · 23/06/2014 10:13

Are there any? Would it be worth writing a book on the sheer absurdities of thinking about the relevance of Taussig's theory of mimesis to early-modern India while forcing encouranging a three-year-old to eat his weetabix two seconds before we HAVE to leave for nursery if I have any chance of getting to my department meeting on time?

I was dreaming up titles while in the bath with DS and assorted plastic tat (only way to get him to wash his blasted hair).

How about:

"Bathing with pirates: the poetics and politics of academic motherhood"

All suggestions of the "three pretentious words: the real title of the book" variety welcome! Grin

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creamteas · 23/06/2014 14:14

Have you read Venitha Pillay (2007) Academic Mothers. Stoke-on-Trent: Institute of Education Press.

It is based on research in South Africa, but I really identified with a lot of it.

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PiratePanda · 23/06/2014 15:55

I have read it, yes; like others of its ilk I found it rather long on theory (though nowhere near as much as the more recent Mothers in Academia by Castaneda and Igro, which takes itself so seriously it hurts). I wish there were something funnier and more practical.

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creamteas · 23/06/2014 18:39

I know what you mean about being theoretical.

But I guess no one has the time to write something funny alongside their REF (or international equivalent) publications.

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PetulaGordino · 23/06/2014 18:42

this is the one i can think of

i haven't read it but it was mentioned to me by someone

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