{"product_id":"9780262044899-designing-motherhood-things-that-make-and-break-our-births","title":"Winick Amber - Designing Motherhood Things That Make And Break Our Births - Hardcover","description":"Binding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: More than eighty designs - - iconic archaic quotidian and taboo - - that have defined the arc of human reproduction. While birth often brings great joy making babies is a knotty enterprise. The designed objects that surround us when it comes to menstruation birth control conception pregnancy childbirth and early motherhood vary as oddly messily and dramatically as the stereotypes suggest. This smart image - rich fashion - forward and design - driven book explores more than eighty designs - - iconic conceptual archaic titillating emotionally charged or just plain strange - - that have defined the relationships between people and babies during the past century. Each object tells a story. In striking images and engaging text Designing Motherhood unfolds the compelling design histories and real - world uses of the objects that shape our reproductive experiences. The authors investigate the baby carrier from the Snugli to Baby Bj rn and the (re)discovery of the varied traditions of baby wearing; the tie - waist skirt famously worn by a pregnant Lucille Ball on I Love Lucy and essential for camouflaging and slowly normalizing a public pregnancy; the home pregnancy kit and its threat to the authority of male gynecologists; and more. Memorable images - - including historical ads found photos and drawings - - illustrate the crucial role design and material culture plays throughout the arc of human reproduction. The book features a prologue by Erica Chidi and a foreword by Alexandra Lange. Contributors Luz Argueta - Vogel Zara Arshad Nefertiti Austin Juliana Rowen Barton Lindsey Beal Thomas Beatie Caitlin Beach Maricela Becerra Joan E. Biren Megan Brandow - Faller Khiara M. Bridges Heather De Wolf Bowser Sophie Cavoulacos Meegan Daigler Anna Dhody Christine Dodson Henrike Dreier Adam Dubrowski Michelle Millar Fisher Claire Dion Fletcher Tekara Gainey Lucy Gallun Angela Garbes Judy S. Gelles Shoshana Batya Greenwald Robert D. Hicks Porsche Holland Andrea Homer - Macdonald Alexis Hope Malika Kashyap Karen Kleiman Natalie Lira Devorah L Marrus Jessica Martucci Sascha Mayer Betsy Joslyn Mitchell Ginger Mitchell Mark Mitchell Aidan O Connor Lauren Downing Peters Nicole Pihema Alice Rawsthorn Helen Barchilon Redman Airyka Rockefeller Julie Rodelli Raphaela Rosella Loretta J. Ross Ofelia P rez Ruiz Hannah Ryan Karin Satrom Tae Smith Orkan Telhan Stephanie Tillman Sandra Oyarzo Torres Malika Verma Erin Weisbart Deb Willis Carmen Winant Brendan Winick Flaura Koplin Winston\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: Designing Motherhood Things That Make And Break Our Births\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Winick Amber\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Mit Press Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9780262044899\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 344 Pages, 125 Colour Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 9\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Feminism \u0026amp; Feminist Theory","brand":"Winick Amber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49593787056433,"sku":"IN-G-9780262044899","price":32.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9780262044899.jpg?v=1724340920","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9780262044899-designing-motherhood-things-that-make-and-break-our-births","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}