Murderous Mothers and Mother Murderers / Special Conference Stream within The Evil, Women and the Feminine Project
Murderous Mothers and Mother Murderers Special Conference Stream within The Evil, Women and the Feminine Project Wednesday 6th May - Friday 8th May 2015 Dubrovnik, Croatia Call for Presentations: While many stereotypes have changed over time in Western culture, the one of the Mother remains strong and unyielding. Rather than being viewed as a biological role, motherhood is often a social role with prescribed behaviours. Mothers are expected to be fiercely protective, warmly nurturing, selfless and competent. Given this discourse, it is not surprising that filicide, the murder of one's children, is often viewed as the most monstrous of all acts. This form of murder is seen as the most taboo of all actions, a violation of both the trust and expectations of the victim and also of normative society. The