I was so thrilled to receive a copy of Women in Transition: Crossing Boundaries, Crossing Borders (part of the Routledge Studies in Comparative Literature) in the post this week! Back in 2018 I contributed to the conference of the same name that eventually grew into the book now in my hands! My original conference talk morphed into what is now my chapter in the book, Cascading Transitions: Becoming a Writer and Engaging with Neurodiversity in Response to Motherhood. It's wonderful to see it in such diverse company, in such a fascinating volume.
Here's the blurb:
This volume brings together scholars, students and writers as well as artists from around the world. By choosing a thematic focus on "transition" in women’s lives, we present research on women who have crossed biological, geopolitical and political borders as well as emotional, sexual, cultural and linguistic boundaries. The international approach brings together different cultures and genres in order to emphasize the links and connections that bind women together, rather than those which separate them. The chapters consider the ways in which the changes and transitions women undergo influence the world we live in. We are particularly interested in the idea of crossing borders and how this influences identity and belonging, and the theme of crossing boundaries in the context of motherhood as well as sexual orientation. The topic is timely given the waves of migration all around the world in recent times. The contributors deal with issues central to contemporary life, such as gender equality and women’s empowerment, as well as understanding women’s identities and being sensitive to fluid concepts of gender and sexuality.
