The Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement (MIRCI) is the newly launched feminist scholarly and activist organization on mothering-motherhood, developed from the former Association for Research on Mothering at York University (1998-2010). The initiative houses the Journal of the Motherhood Initiative (formerly The Journal of the Association for Research on Mothering), Mother Outlaws, The International Mothers and Mothering Network (formerly IMN), Young Mothers and Empowerment Forum, The Motherhood Studies Forum and is partnered with Demeter Press.
The founder and director of the Motherhood Initiative for Research and Community Involvement is Andrea O'Reilly, aoreilly@yorku.ca and the co-ordinator is Tracey Carlyle, info@motherhoodinitiative.org.
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2012 Join/Subscribe to MIRCI/JMI JARM Back Issues (Volumes 1 to 8) are now available free online. MARK YOUR CALENDARS “What Do Mothers Need?”:
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CURRENT CFPS: Mothers and History: Histories of Motherhood Mothering and Reproduction The journal issue 3.2 - Motherhood Activism, Advocacy, Agency will be published Fall/Winter 2012. The journal issue 4.1 - 2012 CONFERENCES: Mothers and Mothering in a Global Context Mothers and History: Histories of Motherhood Mothering and Reproduction
NEW DEMETER PRESS TITLES: Anthropology of Mothering Through the Maze of Motherhood: Latina/Chicana Mothering Chasing Rainbows: East Asian Mothering: Politics and Practices Patricia Hill Collins: Reconceiving Black Motherhood Stay at Home Mothers: An International Perspective Criminalized Mothers: Criminalizing Motherhood Performing Motherhood Journal of the Motherhood Initiative The Journal of the Motherhood Initiative will be publishing two journals in 2011. The journals are listed below. Please click here for journal submission guidelines. The journal issue 3.2 - Motherhood Activism, Advocacy, Agency will be published Fall/Winter 2012. The journal issue 4.1 - Mothering, Education, Maternal Pedagogies and Motherhood Studies will be published Spring/Summer 2013. Mother Outlaws 2012 events to be posted in January.
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