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Maternal Geographies

Maternal Geographies is a subfield within gendered geographies that examines the spatial, embodied, and relational dimensions of motherhood and maternal practices, distinguishing itself through its focus on the ways maternal identities and experiences are produced, negotiated, and contested within specific geographical and socio-cultural contexts.

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2.8K

Citations

109

Authors

58

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

13

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Publications

53

Culture, Scarcity, and Maternal Thinking: Maternal Detachment and Infant Survival in a Brazilian Shantytown

Nancy Scheper‐Hughes · Ethos · 1985 · 220 citations

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Embodied geographies : spaces, bodies and rites of passage

Liz Bondi, Elizabeth Kenworthy Teather · Australian Geographical Studies · 2000 · 206 citations

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Local Childcare Cultures: Moral geographies of mothering and the social organisation of pre-school education

Sarah L. Holloway · Gender Place & Culture · 1998 · 174 citations

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Mothers in the making? Exploring liminality in cyber/space

Clare Madge, Henrietta O’Connor · Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers · 2005 · 149 citations · Full text

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Locating Mothers

Heather Dillaway, Elizabeth R. Paré · Journal of Family Issues · 2008 · 105 citations

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Authors

109

  1. SD
    Sam D. Gill

    University of Colorado Boulder, United States

    3 publications · 122 citations

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  2. SL
    Sarah L. Holloway

    Loughborough University, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 235 citations

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  3. RL
    Robyn Longhurst

    University of Waikato, New Zealand

    3 publications · 174 citations

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  4. KB
    Kate Boyer

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 109 citations

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  5. SJ
    Salami John Tolulope

    Kwara State University, Nigeria

    2 publications · 91 citations

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Institutions

58

  1. Cardiff University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    330 citations

  2. Loughborough University

    Loughborough, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    61 citations

  3. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    133 citations

  4. Brunel University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    142 citations

  5. Queen Mary University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    56 citations

  6. Durham University

    Durham, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    42 citations

  7. Kwara State University

    Molete, Nigeria

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    273 citations

  8. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    184 citations

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Venues

  1. Social & Cultural Geography

    5 publications · 173 citations

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  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 3 publications · 130 citations

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  4. Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health

    JMWH · 2 publications · 119 citations

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  5. Australian Geographical Studies

    2 publications · 274 citations

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