The sites, spaces and subjects of reproduction are distinctly geographical. Reproductive geographies span different scales - body, home, local, national, global - and movements across space.This book expands our understanding of the socio-cultural and spatial aspects of fertility, pregnancy and birth. The chapters directly address global perspectives, the future of reproductive politics and state-focused approaches to the politicisation of fertility, pregnancy and birth. The book provides up-to-date explorations on the changing landscapes of reproduction, including the expansion of reproductive technologies, such as surrogacy and intrauterine insemination. Contributions in this book focus on phenomenologically-inspired accounts of women’s lived experience of pregnancy and birth, the biopolitics of birth and citizenship, the material histories of reproductive tissues as "scientific objects" and engagements with public health and development policy.This is an essential resource for upper-level undergraduates and graduates studying topics such as Sociology, Geographies of Gender, Women’s Studies and Anthropology of Health and Medicine.

zlib/Society, Politics & Philosophy/Women's Studies/Marcia R. England, Maria Fannin, Helen Hazen/Reproductive Geographies: Bodies, Places and Politics_28269666.pdf

Marcia R. England, Maria Fannin, Helen Hazen

Taylor & Francis Group

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Routledge International Studies of Women and Place Ser, Milton, 2018

Taylor & Francis (Unlimited), London, 2019

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

2018 dec 07

The sites, spaces and subjects of reproduction are distinctly geographical. Reproductive geographies span different scales - body, home, local, national, global - and movements across space.This book expands our understanding of the socio-cultural and spatial aspects of fertility, pregnancy and birth. The chapters directly address global perspectives, the future of reproductive politics and state-focused approaches to the politicisation of fertility, pregnancy and birth. The book provides up-to-date explorations on the changing landscapes of reproduction, including the expansion of reproductive technologies, such as surrogacy and intrauterine insemination. Contributions in this book focus on phenomenologically-inspired accounts of women's lived experience of pregnancy and birth, the biopolitics of birth and citizenship, the material histories of reproductive tissues as'scientific objects'and engagements with public health and development policy. This is an essential resource for upper-level undergraduates and graduates studying topics such as Sociology, Geographies of Gender, Women's Studies and Anthropology of Health and Medicine.

Note; Acknowledgements; References; PART II: Places; 5. "Here we are!" Exploring academic spaces of pregnant graduate students; Introduction; Feminist geography and maternal bodies; Methodology; Participants; Lack of maternal bodies and maternal representations; The pregnant body: On display and out of place; Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 6. "It is a jail which does not let us be ... ": Negotiating spaces of commercial surrogacy by reproductive labourers in India; Introduction; Commercial surrogacy in India; Methodology; Challenging the public/private dichotomy

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