On today's episode of Let's Talk, Che spoke to Dr. Andrea O'Reilly, Professor of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies, with a specialized focus on Motherhood at York University. She is the founder of the Motherhood Initiative, founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Motherhood Initiative and publisher of Demeter Press, a publication dedicated to sharing scholarly research and writing about the practice of motherhood. Her books have explored such subjects as feminist parenting, maternal health, race, economics, politics and feminist theory, to name a few. Author Toni Morrison's work has dramatically influenced Professor O'Reilly, and she discusses the importance of Toni Morrison's impact on the subject of motherhood in literature. And in a far-reaching conversation, they explore motherhood as practice, race and the impact of Toni Morrison's work on her perspective on her as a white woman and academic. Professor O'Reilly is continually defining space for the scholarly pursuit of motherhood practices and the value of capturing the stories of the pandemic write now, which is disproportionately impacting women and the family system. She sees the study of motherhood, its labour, intellectual capital, and its process as a sacred human practice that all human beings can learn and do.
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