Maternal Performance

Lena Šimić is a Reader in Drama at Edge Hill University, UK. Her research areas include contemporary performance practice, live art, art activism, feminist theatre and performance, and critical arts practice in relation to climate crisis, ecology and environment. Emily Underwood-Lee is Associate Professor in Performance Studies at the University South Wales, UK. Her work focuses on amplifying little heard personal stories. She has a particular interest in the performance of the maternal, gender, health/illness and heritage.

• Chapter 1. Beginnings (1 month).- Chapter 2. Loss (2 months).- Chapter 3. Pregnancy (3 months).- Chapter 4. Birth (4 months).- Chapter 5. Aftermath (5 months).- Chapter 6. Maintenance (6 months) .- Chapter 7. Generations (7 months).- Chapter 8. Futures (8 months).- Chapter 9. New Beginnings (9 months).