{"title":"Lauren Carroll Harris","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLauren Carroll Harris\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a captivating exploration of the natural world through a deeply reflective lens. Her work blends scientific inquiry with personal narrative, inviting readers to reconsider their place within the environment and the complexity of life's interconnectedness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thought-provoking prose that sits elegantly at the intersection of \u003cem\u003escience and nature\u003c\/em\u003e, challenging assumptions and revealing the delicate balance between humanity and the ecosystems that surround us.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"we-dont-belong-to-ourselves-by-lauren-carroll-harris-9781761154317","title":"We Don't Belong to Ourselves","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Never again can a pregnant woman, let alone a new mother, be waved away as having “brain fog”. Harris blows that idea apart in her brilliant deep dive into modern parenthood. \u003cem\u003eWe Don’t Belong to Ourselves\u003c\/em\u003e is pure intellectual pleasure – and utterly galvanising.’\u003c\/strong\u003e – Anna Krien, author of \u003cem\u003eNight Games\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAct of Grace\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘I was hooked by this remarkably nuanced, rigorously researched, and appealingly narrated treatise on the economy of baby-making. Harris works her way through an infinitely complicated nexus of commerce, culture, and personal experience to argue for our taking back, and expanding, the commons. Her handle on the material is expert, and her execution brilliant; the writing is fast-paced, erudite, and richly engaging. Harris is one of the best essayists we have, and \u003cem\u003eWe Don’t Belong to Ourselves\u003c\/em\u003e is a deeply satisfying work of feminist philosophy.’\u003c\/strong\u003e – Ellena Savage, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Ruiners\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBlueberries\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘In a culture obsessed with sentimentalising and privatising motherhood, this book does the thrilling work of charting how we could reimagine it.’\u003c\/strong\u003e – Gina Rushton, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Most Important Job in the World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eModern motherhood has been intensified and drip-fed onto social media in rose-tinted representations retouched by influencers and brands, but our birthing bodies are historical bodies, our conceptions of which are shaped over time by the images we see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRelayed with an intimate, inclusive verve and wit, \u003cem\u003eWe Don’t Belong to Ourselves\u003c\/em\u003e traces Lauren Carroll Harris’s quest – through gallery walls, television screens, and the digital parenting landscape – for real, unromanticised images of pregnant or breastfeeding women. Through her analysis and experience, Lauren unpicks the ways in which motherhood and feminism are being commodified, privatised, and controlled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Don’t Belong to Ourselves\u003c\/em\u003e holds a mirror to our modern conception of motherhood, and asks how we might rebel against these ideas to imagine radical alternative systems of love and care. She shows that modern parenthood is an adaptable thing, one that might yet write a new, collective story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67598904492268,"sku":"9781761154317","price":41.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761154317-we-don-t-belong-to-ourselves-1.jpg?v=1790726958"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/lauren-carroll-harris.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}