Abstract
By thinking through Elīna Eihmane’s series Picking Sides (2018), the essay endeavors to establish a viable view of the maternal self grounded in vulnerability and intractability. Elīna Eihmane, Latvian photographer, took the series of photos during 2016–2018 in Taiwan while undergoing the aftermath of a traumatic birth. The essay departs from the liberal notion of selfhood and heads towards an intersectional and embodied perspective, revealing the maternal self as entangled and antagonistic. In doing so, the contemporary neo-liberal ideology of a super mother is critically exposed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 385-401 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Photography and Culture |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords*
- maternal entanglement
- motherhood
- neo-liberal super mother
- the self
- trauma of giving birth
Field of Science*
- 6.4 Arts (arts, history of arts, performing arts, music)
Publication Type*
- 1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database