La Mamma: Interrogating a National Stereotype

1. La Mamma : Italian Mothers Past and Present: Penelope Morris and Perry Willson. 2. Mammismo /Momism: On the History and Uses of a Stereotype, 1940s to the Present: Silvana Patriarca. 3. Mothers, Workers, Citizens: Teresa Noce and the Parliamentary Politics of Motherhood: Molly Tambor. 4. Problems and Prescriptions: Motherhood and Mammismo in 1950s Advice Columns: Penelope Morris. 5. Conceptualizing the Maternal: Representations, Reflections and Refractions in Women's Literary Writings: Ursula Fanning. 6. Neapolitan Mothers: Three Generations of Women, from Representation to Reality: Gabriella Gribaudi. 7. Mamma s in Italian Migrant Families: the Anglophone Countries: Maddalena Tirabassi. 8. Queer Daughters and Their Mothers: Carole Maso, Mary Cappello, and Alison Bechdel Write Their Way Home: Mary Jo Bona. 9. Beyond the Stereotype: the Obstacle Course of Motherhood in Italy: Chiara Saraceno.-