I just heard that my abstract has been accepted for the Centre for Parenting Studies's one-day symposium "Feeding Children Inside and Outside the Home: Critical Perspectives" on 18th March. My paper, 'Infant Feeding Decisions and Philosophical Mistakes About Motherhood", connects moral pressure regarding infant feeding decisions to a mistaken assumption in discussions about maternal behaviour more generally: that a mother who fails to do something to benefit her child is liable for moral criticism unless she can provide sufficient countervailing considerations to justify her decision. This assumption contributes to a culture of pervasive guilt and self-sacrifice that undermines women’s emotional wellbeing and discourages pursuit of nondomestic goals. There are lots other really exciting papers on the programme. It looks like it will be a great day!
More London talks follow the week after this symposium. On the evening of the 22nd, I'll be a speaker at the Forum for European Philosophy's event on the Philosophy of Pregnancy and Birth. Then on the 23rd, it's time for our own workshop on the Breastfeeding Dilemma, bringing together academics, health professionals, parental support organisations and mothers to discuss how to support and encourage breastfeed without making those who decide not to breastfeed feel guilty or judged. Registration for this workshop opened a couple of weeks ago and it has "sold out" (insofar as that is appropriate to describe a free event)!
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11/20/2017 07:18:49 am
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Fiona Woollard
11/20/2017 08:12:18 am
Thank you so much! I am really pleased to hear you are finding the work useful. I hope to do more blog posts soon.
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Fiona Woollard
5/3/2022 10:40:25 am
Thanks Lhynzie! I am very glad you liked it.
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