Theorizing pregnancy- surveillance and response

I attended a lecture while I was abroad in Melbourne about fetal politics, with the main thesis of the talk being that increased surveillance of pregnancy via ultrasound and via policing of pregnant women’s behaviors have priviliged the fetus over the mother.
Ultrasounds are now taken not only for medical purposes, but frequently also [...]

Nationalism

There are many layers to deconstruct in a discussion of nationalism and motherhood. I will try to start at the top and work down, but I may lose steam as I plow through so bear with me.
At the biggest level in my mind is the view of the nation itself as a mother. [...]