Migrant Mothers in the Digital Age Emotion and Belonging in Migrant Maternal Online Communities Studies in Migration and Diaspora Series
Auteur : Williams Veazey Leah
This book explores the experiences of migrant mothers through the lens of the online communities they have created and participate in. Examining the ways in which migrant mothers build relationships with each other through these online communities and find ways to make a place for themselves and their families in a new country, it highlights the often overlooked labour that goes into sustaining these groups and facilitating these new relationships and spaces of trust. Through the concept of ?digital community mothering,? the author draws links to Black feminist scholarship that has shed light on the kinds of mothering that exist beyond the mother?child dyad. Providing new insights into the experiences of women who mother ?away from home? in this contemporary digital age, this volume explores the concepts of imagined maternal communities, personal maternal narratives, and migrant maternal imaginaries, highlighting the ways in which migrant mothers imagine themselves within local, national, and diasporic maternal communities. As such, it will appeal to scholars and students with interests in migration and diaspora studies, contemporary motherhood and the sociology of the family, and modern forms of online sociality.
Winner of The Australian Sociological Association Raewyn Connell Prize for best first book published in Australian sociology, 2020-2021.
1. Introduction 2. Migrant maternal online communities 3. Migrant mothers’ relational, affective, and social settlement practices 4. Digital community mothering: Gendered digital labour and meta-maternal practices 5. Connected maternal migrants and imagined maternal communities 6. Concluding reflections
Leah Williams Veazey is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Sydney, Australia.
Date de parution : 01-2023
15.6x23.4 cm
Date de parution : 05-2021
15.6x23.4 cm
Thème de Migrant Mothers in the Digital Age :
Mots-clés :
Migrant Mothers; motherhood; Migrant Maternal; Australia; Maternal Practices; family; South Asian Mothers; sociology of the family; Vice Versa; mothers; Maternal Narratives; migration; Facebook Groups; belonging; Relational Settlement; emotion; Malaysian Mother; affect; German Mothers; online spaces; Swedish Mothers; digital communities; Maternal Communities; labour; Online Community Management; narratives; Filipina Migrant Domestic Workers; maternal imaginaries; Digital Housewives; Gender Equality; digital community mothering; Boundary Work; diaspora; Brazilian Mothers; sociality; Compassionate Mothering; sociology; Indian Mothers; Migrant mothers' online groups; Community Mothering; Imagined maternal communities; Semi-structured Interview Methods; Gendered labour; Professional Community Managers; Digital age; Matricentric Feminist Perspective; Personal maternal narratives; Online Groups