Price: $34.95
Page Count: 192
Publication Date: March 2013
ISBN: 978-1-927335-01-7
“This book is a counterpoint to the dominant media images of South Asian women, offering insights into the complexities of their lives in a way that yields important understandings of women’s acts of agency in different times and places. It makes visible the multiple contexts of their lives in ways that can help to spark needed dialogue within and across ages and diverse groups and communities. This is an innovative addition to the field of mothering, as well as to literature on South Asians, migration, and broader fields of women’s studies, cultural studies, health and social sciences.”
—Judith MacDonnell, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, York University, Toronto, Ontario
“South Asian Mothering brings fresh new voices and perspectives to the topic of mothering. It reaches beyond the usual discourse to provide insights that speak not only to South Asian mothers and women but our global community, embracing and challenging us all.”
—Suzanne Muir, Equity and Inclusive Education Coordinator, Halton District School Board
Reshaping, Reclaiming, Resisiting
From Parayi to Apni: Mother’s Love as Resistance - Rachana Johri
Lesssons of Izzat - Mandeep Kaur Mucina
An exploration of Sikh mothers’ roles in their children’s identity formation in the Sikh Diaspora
- Tarnjit Kaur
The Fires of Transformation - Jasjit K. Sangha
South Asian Activist Speak Out About Politics, Sexuality, Health and Mothering
- Tahira Gonsalves and Jasjit K. Sangha
Mental Health, Well-Being and Access to Services
New Mothers in a New Land: The first time mothering experiences of Sri Lankan Tamils
- Soumia Meiyappan and Lynne Lohfield
South Asian Mothers with Special Needs Children - Satwinder Kaur Bains
Mothers and Warriors - Sadia Zaman
Mothering the South Asian Mother: Stories from Midwifery - Manavi Handa
Empowering Punjabi Mothers Through Integrated Holistic Counselling - Baldev Mutta
Complicating Women’s Work
The “Sweat and Blood” of Womb Mothers: Commercial Surrogates Redefining Motherhood in India - Amrita Pande
Perspectives on work and family lives: Exploring the lived experiences of South Asian immigrant mothers working from home in Toronto - Srabani Maitra
Iconic Mothering, Outlaw Mothering
Selfless to Selfish: Trajectory of the “Mother” from Bollywood’s Mother India to Pyar Mein Twist - Amber Fatima Riaz.
Barburao Bagul’s Mother: A Case of “Outlaw” Dalit Mothering - Mantra Roy
Jasjit K. Sangha completed her Ph.D. from oise/University of Toronto in the Department of Adult Education and Community Development. She has been working on issues related to mothering for nearly a decade, exploring how women engage in transformative adult learning through the process of (step) mothering. She is the author of the book, Stepmothering: A Spiritual Journey (2012) available through Demeter Press, and has also published in journals such as Qualitative Inquiry, Women and Environments and The Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education.
Tahira Gonsalves has completed studies in Sociology in India and Canada. Her research and policy work span the areas of international development, social and economic policy for women, and the immigrant and mental health sectors in Canada. She has worked at the International Development Research Centre and at the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women, in Ottawa. At present she works for the Ontario provincial government.
