Rodgers, Julie (2012) Comment peut-on être Moi quand on est Mère: Une étude de la maternité dans Un enfant à ma porte (2009) de Ying Chen. International Journal of Canadian Studies, 45-46. pp. 403-417. ISSN 1180-3991

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Abstract

This article discusses the impact of motherhood on female subjectivity, as depicted in Ying Chen’s Un enfant à porte, published first by Boréal in 2008 and then by Seuil in 2009. Although this is not the first time that Ying Chen has examined the theme of motherhood in her writing, what is unique about Un enfant à ma porte is that it gives us direct access to the mother’s voice, as opposed to her story being narrated through another character. This article will look at the issue of maternal ambiguity and the difficulties enountered by the mother in her effort to maintain a sense of self while caring for another.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	Une étude; maternité; enfant; à ma porte; 2009; de Ying Chen;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures > French
Item ID:	13042
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.7202/1009912ar
Depositing User:	Julie Rodgers
Date Deposited:	10 Jun 2020 16:36
Journal or Publication Title:	International Journal of Canadian Studies
Publisher:	University of Toronto Press
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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