Infertility and Non-Traditional Family Building

Zusatztext

<p>This book examines the representation of infertility, assisted reproduction, miscarriage, adoption and surrogacy in a wide range of media, including blogs, vlogs, social media posts and factual programming. In so doing, it illustrates how pregnancy loss, involuntary childlessness and non-traditional mothering are being depicted across the media landscape. Whilst the topic of motherhood has emerged as a significant area of academic debate, narratives of unsuccessful or unconventional mothering have remained largely absent, even at a time when there is a growing conversation about infertility online. Timely, pertinent and original, the book demonstrates the importance of a broader and more informed cultural discussion about fertility and family building.</p>

Autorenportrait

<p><b>Rebecca Feasey</b> is Senior Lecturer in Film and Media Communications at Bath Spa University, UK. She is the author of <i>Mothers on Mothers: Maternal Readings of Popular Culture</i> (2016), <i>From Happy Homemaker to Desperate Housewives: Motherhood and Popular Television</i> (2012) and <i>Masculinity and Popular Television</i> (2008).</p>

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