Reconfiguring the breastfeeding body in urban public spaces

• Published in: Social & cultural geography Vol. 20; no. 9; pp. 1266 - 1284
• Main Author: Mathews, Vanessa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 22.11.2019; Taylor & Francis LLC
• Subjects: allaitement au sein; Amamantar; auto-ethnographie féministe; Auto-etnografía Feminista; bodily fluids; Body; breastfeeding; Breastfeeding & lactation; corps; Cuerpo; embodied practice; espace public; Espacio Público; Feminism; feminist autoethnography; fluides corporels; Fluidos Corporales; Health care policy; Human body; Identidad Materna; Identity; identité maternelle; maternal identity; Meaning; Modern society; Mothers; Participation; pratique incarnée; Práctica Corporal; public space; Public spaces; Sexuality; Sexualization; Social response; Urban areas; Vignettes

The breastfeeding body is subject to overt and subversive forms of regulation and control in contemporary society, where it is sexualized and naturalized, rendered both visible and invisible, revered and found disruptive. Despite health policy espousing the benefits of breastfeeding for mother and c...