1st Edition
Childlessness in the Age of Communication Deconstructing Silence
By Cristina Archetti
Copyright 2020
284 Pages
15 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
284 Pages
15 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
Cristina Archetti started researching childlessness after being diagnosed with "unexplained infertility". She soon discovered that, although involuntary childlessness affects an increasing number of women and men across the world, this topic is shrouded taboo and shame. This book is both a first-person reflection about the existential questions posed by involuntary childlessness and a... Read more
Introduction: Breaking the Silence Part 1: Unravelling Silence Section 1. T-word: The Story Behind my Story Section 2. The Body and Communication Section 3. What My Story Brings to the Debate Section 4. Silence, Deconstructed Section 5. Revealing the Unspeakable: Finding a Different Language Part 2: Life Journeys Folder 1. “About Me”? Folder 2. Relationships Folder 3. Identity Folder 4. Objects and the Body Folder 5. Media, Social Wallpaper and the Cycle of Silence Folder 6. Narratives I: An Old Story Begins to Fall Apart Folder 7. Politics: Why Childlessness is Everyone’s Business Folder 8. Narratives II: What It Takes to Weave a New Story Conclusion: Roadmap for the Foreseeable Futures
Biography
Cristina Archetti is Professor of Political Communication and Journalism at the University of Oslo, Norway.
