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Situating Munro’s representations of breastfeeding in relation to contemporary advice to mothers, this chapter argues that Munro’s stories challenge the moralization of infant feeding in contemporary culture. In contrast to an infant feeding discourse dominated by an emphasis on the biomedical benefits of breastfeeding for babies, Munro’s stories characterize nursing as one of the everyday tasks of motherhood, an activity motivated in any given moment by desires and antagonisms that may have little to do with children’s health. Munro’s attention to the ethical and affective dimensions of infant feeding makes the needs, desires, and feelings of women central to her representation of motherhood, and participates in a broader critique of a culture of neoliberalism that positions mothers as uniquely responsible for maintaining their children’s health. |
