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Nice Moms, Dark Hearts: Using Art to Challenge Expectations of Motherhood
Friday, March 25, 2022
1:45 pm to 3:00 pm
Panelists will discuss the experience of writing and publishing a book as mothers of young children, focusing particularly on the specific angst that comes with sharing a private part of oneself that might not perfectly align with what society expects of mothers. The conversation will also include an examination of what constitutes “acceptable motherhood” and how art can subvert and challenge those expectations.
Participants
Alison Wisdom's debut novel We Can Only Save Ourselves was published in February 2021 by Harper Perennial. She holds degrees from Baylor University and Vermont College of Fine Arts and will be publishing her sophomore novel in 2022.
Katie Gutierrez's writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Harper's Bazaar, Texas Monthly, and more. Her debut novel, More Than You'll Ever Know, is forthcoming in 2022.
Jessamine Chan’s short stories have appeared in Tin House and EPOCH. A former reviews editor at Publishers Weekly, she holds an MFA from Columbia University. The School for Good Mothers is her first novel.
Nefertiti Austin writes about the erasure of diverse voices in motherhood in Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender, and Parenting in America. Her work can be found in the New York Times, Washington Post, MUTHA, the Nation, etc. She has appeared on the 3rd Hour of the TODAY Show, 1A, NPR, and numerous podcasts.
Brenda Peynado
