1st Edition
Metaphors of Motherhood in Marina Warner’s Fiction and Short Fiction Her Womb Worn Thin
Introduction
A Brief History of Motherhood
Literature Review and Methodology
Chapter 1: Mother-Nurturance, Mother-Protection
The Dialectic of Motherhood and (M)othering
Introducing the Novels
The Journey from Motherhood to Mothering
Chapter 2: Mother-Ecosystem, Mother-Erotic: Motherhood and Sexuality
Why Ecosystem?
Introducing The Skating Party
Mother-Ecosystem
Chapter 3: Mother-Manjiku, Mother Savior: Desire and Death
Mother-Manjiku
Desire for the Fantasy Child
Desire for the “Orphans of the War”
Mother Future
Biography
Souhir Zekri Masson holds a PhD in English Studies, funded by a British Council studentship, from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow (Scotland) in 2013. She is currently Assistant Professor and teaches at the Higher Institute of Digital Engineering in Tunisia.
