[Commlist] CFP Maternal Narratives on Screen

*/MATERNAL NARRATIVES ON SCREEN/*

*Hybrid Symposium*

*16 June 2023 – Manchester (UK) and online*

This symposium aims to explore representations of motherhood in cinema, 
television and videogames through 20-minute presentations and 15-minute 
video-essays. Thinking about motherhood tropes on screens can open up 
dialogues and encourage connections by giving visibility not only to 
popular but also underrepresented narratives of motherhood. It seeks to 
critically discuss images of motherhood and mothering by bringing 
together a broad range of national and international practicians, 
researchers, professionals and organisations. By exploring different 
mothering roles, figures and discourses from different perspectives, the 
symposium seeks to establish what kind of experiences are 
(under)represented and how.

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*Key Speakers: *

Professor Ann Davies (University of Stirling)

Dr Loïc Bourdeau (Maynooth University)

Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an article version 
based on their presentation for publication on a special issue in an 
academic journal. We invite papers in (but by no means limited to) the 
following areas of on-screen portrayals:

§ Maternal identity

§ Motherhood: beyond myths and stereotypes

§ Maternal ambivalence

§ Motherhood and mental health

§ Motherhood between cultures

§ LGBTQI+ experiences of motherhood

§ Motherhood and genre (comedy, horror, science-fiction, melodrama, etc.)

§ Adaptations and motherhood

§ Motherhood and nation

§ The commodification of motherhood

§ Motherhood and inequality (social, race, class…)

§ Surrogate mothers

§ Adoption and foster motherhoods

§ Motherhood and precarity

§ Motherhood and discourses on sustainability

§ Motherhood and disable bodies

§ Motherhood and neurodivergence

§ Migrant and diasporic motherhood

§ Medical discourses

§ Young or older motherhoods

§ Symbolic mothers (carers, mentors, etc.)

*Submission info *

Proposals should be sent by *28 April 2023 *to (C.Herrero /at/ mmu.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(C.Herrero /at/ mmu.ac.uk)> with copy to (M.Suarez /at/ mmu.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(M.Suarez /at/ mmu.ac.uk)> and should include:

• An abstract of up to 250 words

• A biographical note (bios should not exceed 100 words)

• Three keywords

• Whether it is an individual paper (up to 20 min), a panel of up to 
three members, or a video essay (up to 15 min).

• If you are presenting online or in-person in Manchester.

*Key dates *

Paper proposal – 28 April, 2023

Notification of acceptance – 15 May, 2023

Symposium – 16 June 2, 2023

*Organisers *

Dr Carmen Herrero (Manchester Metropolitan University)

Dr Marta F. Suarez (Manchester Metropolitan University)

The conference is intended to bring together scholars, (postgraduate) 
students, artists, professionals and community partners who are 
interested in the conference topics.

*Registration fee (online participation) – 25 GBP *

*Registration fee (in-person participation) – 50 GBP/ 25 GBP for 
postgraduate students *

There are a number of fee-waiver grants for those experiencing financial 
insecurity, precarious contracts, and hardship. Please get in touch if 
you wish to submit an application form.

Venue: Manchester Metropolitan University (UK) and online.

This event is partially funded by the Screen Studies Network (Manchester 
Metropolitan University) and supported by FLAME (Film, Languages and 
Media in Education).

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