Helen Charman: Mother State Sian Norris A young – and beautiful

A young – and beautiful – apprentice is just what he needs

and design – questioning along the way arbitrary divisions between the head and the hand

Father uses both documentary photographs and archives of objects

documenting a furtive subculture of house parties and gay clubs

In addition to detailing the methodologies employed and conclusions reached by Forensic Architecture

Helen Charman: Mother State Sian Norris A young – and beautifulPenguin, 2025, softcover, 512 pages, 13 x 19. 8 cm Motherhood is a political state. Helen Charman makes a radical case for what liberated mothering could be, and tells the story of what motherhood has been, from the 1970s to the 2010s. When we talk about motherhood and politics together, we usually talk about isolated moments the policing of breastfeeding, or the cost of childcare. But this is not enough: we need to understand motherhood itself as an