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Breasted experiences in pregnancy: an examination through photographs

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posted on 2023-05-17, 23:35 authored by Meredith NashMeredith Nash
Drawing on qualitative data from a sample of pregnant women in Hobart, Australia this article uses ‘feminist’ ‘memory work’ and the ‘photovoice’ method as frames for discussing the ways in which interviews and participant produced photographs may be used to trace and understand pregnant embodiment. I argue that digital photographs taken by women during pregnancy can reveal important information about how they negotiate their own experiences of breastedness and wearing maternity underwear over time. Here, the concept of ‘breastedness’ itself is expanded as women’s individual embodied experiences of pregnancy are reflected in the production and viewing of their own photographic images.

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Publication title

Visual Studies

Volume

29

Pagination

40-53

ISSN

1472-586X

Department/School

School of Social Sciences

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Place of publication

London

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Copyright 2014 Taylor and Francis

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  • Restricted

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