Rachel Epp Buller – författare

Reconciling Art and Mothering contributes a chorus of new voices to the burgeoning body of scholarship on art and the maternal and, for the first time, focuses exclusively on maternal representations and experiences within visual art throughout the world. This innovative essay collection joins the voices of practicing artists with those of art historians, acknowledging the fluidity of those categories. The twenty-five essays of Reconciling Art and Mothering are grouped into two sections, the first written by art historians and the second by artists. Art historians reflect on the work of artists addressing motherhood-including Marguerite Gérard, Chana Orloff, and Renée Cox-from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Contributions by contemporary artist-mothers, such as Gail Rebhan, Denise Ferris, and Myrel Chernick, point to the influence of past generations of artist-mothers, to the inspiration found in the work of maternally minded literary and cultural theorists, and to attempts to broaden definitions of maternity. Working against a hegemonic construction of motherhood, the contributors discuss complex and diverse feminist mothering experiences, from maternal ambivalence to queer mothering to quests for self-fulfillment. The essays address mothering experiences around the globe, with contributors hailing from North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.

Reconciling Art and Mothering contributes a chorus of new voices to the burgeoning body of scholarship on art and the maternal and, for the first time, focuses exclusively on maternal representations and experiences within visual art throughout the world. This innovative essay collection joins the voices of practicing artists with those of art historians, acknowledging the fluidity of those categories. The twenty-five essays of Reconciling Art and Mothering are grouped into two sections, the first written by art historians and the second by artists. Art historians reflect on the work of artists addressing motherhood-including Marguerite Gérard, Chana Orloff, and Renée Cox-from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Contributions by contemporary artist-mothers, such as Gail Rebhan, Denise Ferris, and Myrel Chernick, point to the influence of past generations of artist-mothers, to the inspiration found in the work of maternally minded literary and cultural theorists, and to attempts to broaden definitions of maternity. Working against a hegemonic construction of motherhood, the contributors discuss complex and diverse feminist mothering experiences, from maternal ambivalence to queer mothering to quests for self-fulfillment. The essays address mothering experiences around the globe, with contributors hailing from North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.

Walking the Talk explores walking and listening as relational methods for approaching climate action. Highlighting research from Canada and the US, contributors to this book posit that resilience during a time of climate crisis is contingent upon relational repair at all levels: between individuals, between communities, and between humans and our more-than-human world. Walking and other embodied acts connect us to our communities, helping to co-create local responses to mitigate and adapt to a warming planet. Drawing on research and expertise from ecology, art practice, petrocultures research, Indigenous knowledge systems, land-based learning, and sustainability, these contributions underscore the interdisciplinary and transformative possibilities of walking as a research, artistic and pedagogical methodology. Contributors: Angele Alook, Joel Boettger, Caroline Bomfim, Malou Brouwer, Rachel Epp Buller, Christine Crouse-Dick, Peter Goerzen, Melissa Haynes, Mél Hogan, Aubrey Streit Krug, Mary Elizabeth (ME) Luka, Emilie O’Brien, Marilène Oliver, Sydney Jane Pursel, Benjamin Reed, Scott Smallwood, Meredith Snyder, Chandra Tomaras, Lana Whiskeyjack, Sheena Wilson, and Sheryl Wilson.