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by Jessie Carson (Editor), Jodie Hawkes (Editor), Pete Phillips (Editor)
This anthology explores the interconnections between the maternal, the land, and ecology through ecofeminist and interdisciplinary creative practices. It reimagines mothering as an ecological and relational practice shaped by place, history, and environment. The editors, writing from geographically distant contexts, invited contributors to examine how maternal identities intersect with colonialism, migration, ecology, and creative practice. Across fourteen chapters, artists and scholars use performance, storytelling, dance, poetry, and visual art to illuminate maternal experiences as ecological, political, and embodied. The book highlights how mothering can foster kinship beyond the human, challenge boundaries between culture and nature, and serve as a form of environmental activism. Divided into three sections - Embodied Ecologies and Maternal Landscapes, Storytelling, Ritual, and Eco-Relational Pedagogies, and Ecofeminist Lineages and Radical Belonging - the anthology foregrounds maternal creativity as a site of care, resistance, and renewal amid ecological crisis, inviting readers to reimagine belonging and connection to earth.
Author Biography
Jessie Carson lives in Almonte, Ontario, which is located on the traditional and unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe Nation. She is the Creative Director of a literary not-for-profit in Ontario, and has been a professional writer and editor for over ten years. She teaches at Algonquin College in Ottawa, ON as well as creative writing workshops in her community. Dr Jodie Hawkes is an artist-researcher and Senior Lecturer in the Theatre Department at the University of Chichester. She is an experienced teacher of actor training and contemporary devised performance. A Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Jodie holds a PhD exploring maternal performance, class politics, and persona. Her research and artistic practice, undertaken with Dr Pete Phillips as Search Party, has been presented and published widely across the UK and internationally. Dr Pete Phillips is an artist-researcher and Senior Lecturer in the Theatre Department at the University of Chichester. He is Programme Coordinator for BA (Hons) Acting and BA (Hons) Acting for Contemporary Theatre. Pete holds a PhD examining the relationship between sport and contemporary performance. His research explores performance and ecology and collaborative duo practices. His artistic practice, undertaken with Dr Jodie Hawkes as Search Party, has been presented and published internationally.
