Dr Leah M Sidi
@leahmilena.bsky.social
Lecturer in Health Humanities, UCL. Feminism/Theatre/Medicine
Author of Sarah Kane's Theatre of Psychic Life (Methuen 2023)
Author of Sarah Kane's Theatre of Psychic Life (Methuen 2023)
Charman plots a route through the messy relationships between mothering and the various operations of the state, with nuance and compassion. I’m very glad I read it. I think you should too.
Read my review of Mother State here: thepolyphony.org/2025/01/15/m...
Read my review of Mother State here: thepolyphony.org/2025/01/15/m...
Mother State: A Political History of Motherhood: Book Review
Leah Sidi reviews Helen Charman’s Mother State through the lens of her own experience, exploring the cultural narrative of motherhood and its radical potential from the 1970’s to the present.
thepolyphony.org
January 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Charman plots a route through the messy relationships between mothering and the various operations of the state, with nuance and compassion. I’m very glad I read it. I think you should too.
Read my review of Mother State here: thepolyphony.org/2025/01/15/m...
Read my review of Mother State here: thepolyphony.org/2025/01/15/m...