Normative motherhood, patriarchal motherhood, and intensive mothering

an interview with Andrea O’Reilly

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https://doi.org/10.18568/cmc.2026.e3213

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entrevista, Andrea O’Reilly, maternidade

Abstract

Ph.D. in English from York University, Canada, Dr. Andrea O'Reilly is internationally recognized as the founder of Motherhood Studies (2006) and Matricentric Feminism, a feminism for and about mothers (2016). She is full professor in the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies at York University, founder/editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Motherhood Initiative and publisher of Demeter Press. She is co-editor/editor of thirty plus books and author of four monographs. 

This interview was conducted online by Maria Collier de Mendonça, in March, 2026.

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Author Biography

Maria Collier de Mendonça, UFPE

Professor at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (PPGCOM UFPE). Ph.D. in Communication and Semiotics from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP). She participated in the Sandwich Doctorate Program (PSDE) as a CAPES scholarship recipient at York University (2013). Leader of the CNPq Research Group for Media, Mothering, and Consumer Culture at PPGCOM UFPE. Coordinator of the Mothering, Media and Childhood Extension Project at UFPE (@mmi.ufpe). E-mail: maria. cmendonca@ufpe.br

References

HAYS, S. The cultural contradictions of motherhood. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1996.

O’REILLY, A. In (m)other words: writings on mothering and motherhood, 2009–2024. Toronto: Demeter Press, 2024.

RICH, A. Of woman born: motherhood as experience and institution. Califórnia: W.W. Norton, 1986.

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Published

2026-10-08

How to Cite

Collier de Mendonça, M. (2026). Normative motherhood, patriarchal motherhood, and intensive mothering: an interview with Andrea O’Reilly. Comunicação Mídia E Consumo, 23, e3213. https://doi.org/10.18568/cmc.2026.e3213

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Vol. 23 (2026): Continuous Publication - Jan./Dec.

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Entrevista

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