PERFORMING, PASSING, AND COVERING MOTHERHOOD IN ACADEMIC SPACES: A HEARTFUL AUTOETHNOGRAPHY
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2020
Authors
CohenMiller, Anna S.
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LEARNing Landscapes
Abstract
This study applies heartful autoethnography to demonstrate the performance of being a mother in
academia. As such, the article addresses (1) motherhood versus mothering, (2) the concepts of
presentation of self, passing, and covering, (3) systematic bias mothers face in academic spaces, and
(4) the ultimate costs of covering motherhood in academia
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Type of access: Open Access, Motherhood, Academic Space
Citation
CohenMiller, A. S. (2020). Performing, Passing, and Covering Motherhood in Academic Spaces: A Heartful Autoethnography. LEARNing Landscapes, 13(1), 97–114. https://doi.org/10.36510/learnland.v13i1.1006