How are families formed, and what does this mean for those within them — and for those who live outside them?

In this talk, Sophie K. Rosa explores ideas about mothering, family, and how new ways of living together might be imagined and made. The nuclear family has long been shaped by systems of power and inequality. And yet, (re)making life contains the potential for creating new worlds and new ways of relating.

Sophie will be joined by artists Federico Vladimir & Pablo Lilienfeld, Louise Ashcroft, and Samra Mayanja to unpack questions such as: What might mothering mean in relation to revolution and liberation? What does it mean to bring children into the world, and how does the world shape that decision — if it is a decision at all? How do traditional gender roles and power structures shape parenting today?

Together, we will consider how imagining mothering differently can open up space for care, struggle, creativity, and change.

This talk is part of Open Research: How to be Many Mothers?

How To Be Many Mothers? compliments our Spring programme, responding to shared themes in Second Trimester (14–25 Apr) and Monica (1–2 May).
You can follow the programme in full, or join us for the moments that resonate most with you.

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